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hat
n
hat
wiiwakwaan ni a cap, a hat

desiiwakwaan ni a hat with a brim

have new hat
oshkiwiiwakwaane vai s/he has a new hat

put on hat
biichiwakwaane vai s/he puts on h/ hat

biichiwiiwakwaane vai [BL] s/he puts on h/ hat

take off hat
giichiwakwaane vai s/he takes off h/ hat

giichiwiiwakwaane vai s/he takes h/ hat off

See also: giichiwakwaane vai

wear a hat
gigiwiiwakwaane vai s/he wears a hat

hatch
vi
hatch
baashkaawe'am vai2 s/he hatches

baashkaawe'o vai s/he hatches

hate
vt
hate
zhiingenim vta dislike, disaprove of, hate h/

Paired with: zhiingendan vti

zhiingenindiwag vai they dislike, disapprove of, hate each other

zhiingendan vti dislike, disapprove of, hate it

Paired with: zhiingenim vta

zhiingendaagwad vii it is disliked, disapproved of, hated

Paired with: zhiingendaagozi vai

zhiingendaagozi vai s/he is disliked, disapproved of, hated

Paired with: zhiingendaagwad vii

haul
vt
haul
aawadaaso vai s/he hauls a load, hauls freight

aawazh vta haul h/

Paired with: aawadoon vti2

aawazhiwe vai s/he hauls people

aawadoon vti2 haul it

Paired with: aawazh vta

aawadaw vta haul (it) for h/

See also: aawadamaw vta

haul along
bimaawadoon vti2 haul it along

Paired with: bimaawazh vta

bimaawazh vta haul h/ along

Paired with: bimaawadoon vti2

haul away
animaawadoon vti2 haul it away (in the other direction)

Paired with: animaawazh vta

animaawazh vta haul h/ away (in the other direction)

Paired with: animaawadoon vti2

haul firewood
aawadinise vai s/he hauls firewood

haul from a certain place
ondaawadoon vti2 haul it from a certain place

Paired with: ondaawazh vta

ondaawazh vta haul h/ from a certain place

Paired with: ondaawadoon vti2

haul here
biidaawadoon vti2 haul it here

Paired with: biidaawazh vta

biidaawazh vta haul h/ here

Paired with: biidaawadoon vti2

biidaawajige vai s/he hauls things here

haul on shoulder
aawajinigaadan vti haul it on the shoulder

Paired with: aawajinigaazh vta

aawajinigaazh vta haul h/ on the shoulder

Paired with: aawajinigaadan vti

aawajinige vai s/he hauls stuff on the shoulder

haul to a certain place
inaawadoon vti2 haul it to a certain place

Paired with: inaawazh vta

inaawazh vta haul h/ to a certain place

Paired with: inaawadoon vti2

haul wild rice
aawajimine vai s/he hauls wild rice

start to haul away
maadaawadoon vti2 start hauling it

Paired with: maadaawazh vta

maadaawazh vta start hauling h/ away

Paired with: maadaawadoon vti2

maadaawajige vai s/he starts to haul things away

● HAUL FREIGHT
haul freight along
bimiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load along, hauls freight along

haul freight away
animiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load away, hauls freight away

haul freight from a certain place
onjiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load from a certain place, hauls freight from a certain place

haul freight here
biijiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load here, hauls freight here

haul freight in
biindigewidaaso vai s/he carries a load in, hauls freight in

have
[possess]
vt
have
ayaan vti4 have it; own it

Paired with: ayaaw vta

ayaaw vta have h/; own h/

Paired with: ayaan vti4

have many
baatayiinatoon vti2 have many of them; have much of it

Paired with: baatayiino' vta

baatayiino' vta have much of h/, have many of them

Paired with: baatayiinatoon vti2

have
[wear]
vt
have on
biizikan vti wear it, have it on (the body), put in on (the body)

Paired with: biizikaw vta

biizikaw vta wear it (animate), have it (animate) on (the body), put it (animate) on (the body),

Paired with: biizikan vti

have on
phrv
have on body
gigishkan vti have it on (the body), bear it (on the body); wear it

Paired with: gigishkaw vta

hawk
n
hawk
gekek na a hawk

binesi na
  1. a bird of a large species; a raptor (a hawk or eagle)
  2. a thunderbird

hawthorn
n
hawthorn fruit
miinens na a hawthorn fruit

hawthorn
miinensagaawanzh na a hawthorn tree

[
Crataegus spp.
]

hay
n
hay
mashkosiw ni grass, hay, a blade of grass

See also: mashkosi ni [N]

go after hay
naadashkosiwe vai s/he goes after hay

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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