Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

jab
vt
jab
jaka'an vti [BL] poke, jab, tap, nudge it (using something)

Paired with: jaka' vta [BL]

jaka' vta [BL] poke, jab, nudge h/ (using something)

jaka'ige vai s/he marks things with a tick or check; s/he pokes, jabs things

jack
[card]
n
jack
zhimaaganish na
  1. a soldier
  2. a jack (card)

jack
[tool]
n
jack
ombaakwa'igan na a jack

omba'igan ni a tool used to raise something: a jack, a lever

jack pine
n
jack pine
akikaandag na [ML] a jack pine

[
Pinus banksiana
]

See also: okikaandag na

okikaandag na a jack pine

[
Pinus banksiana
]

See also: akikaandag na [ML]

jack pine bark
n
jack pine bark
okikaandagwanagek na jack pine bark

jack pine bough
n
jack pine bough
okikaandagwaandag na a jack pine bough

jack rabbit
n
jack rabbit
misaabooz na a jack rabbit

[
white-tailed jack rabbit
; 
Lepus townsendii
]

jack up
[raise with lever]
vt
jack up
ombaakwa'an vti raise it (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), pry it up, jack it up

Paired with: ombaakwa' vta

ombaakwa' vta raise h/ (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), pry h/ up, jack h/ up

Paired with: ombaakwa'an vti

ombaakwa'ige vai s/he raises things (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), jacks things up

jacket
n
jacket
babiinzikawaagan ni a coat, a jacket

See also: biinzikawaagan ni

biinzikawaagan ni a coat, a jacket

See also: babiinzikawaagan ni

put on jacket
biichibabiinzikawaagane vai s/he puts on h/ coat or jacket

See also: biichibiinzikawaagane vai [BL]

biichibiinzikawaagane vai [BL] s/he puts on h/ coat or jacket

See also: biichibabiinzikawaagane vai

take off jacket
giichibabiinzikawaagane vai s/he takes off h/ coat or jacket

summer jacket
niibini-babiinzikawaagan ni a summer jacket

jacklight
vi
jacklight
waaswaa vai s/he shines (for game or fish), jacklights

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.

Additional Resources

Many of the words in the Ojibwe People's Dictionary have related resources. Click through to the full dictionary entry to hear audio recordings, see images, read documents and watch videos. Here's a key to resource icons.

  • Audio recordings
  • Images
  • Video
  • Documents

Speakers & Regions Key

Individual speakers and speakers from different regions use different words when speaking. Each audio recording is marked with the initials of the Ojibwe speaker. Click on a speaker's initials to go to the speaker's bio page. If an Ojibwe word is particular to a certain region, it will be marked with a region code. Click on the region code to go to the Regions page.