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narrative
n
narrative
dibaajimowin ni a narrative; a story

narrow
adj
narrow
agaasadeyaa vii it is narrow

Paired with: agaasadezi vai

agaasadezi vai s/he is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyaa vii

narrow (mineral)
agaasadeyaabikad vii it (mineral) is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyaabikizi vai

agaasadeyaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyaabikad vii

narrow (sheet-like)
agaasadeyiigad vii it (sheet-like) is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyiigizi vai

agaasadeyiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyiigad vii

narrow (string-like)
agaasadeyaabiigad vii it (string-like) is narrow, is thin (in width)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabiigizi vai

agaasadeyaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is narrow, is thin (in width)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabiigad vii

make narrow
agaasade' vta make h/ narrow

Paired with: agaasadetoon vti2

agaasadetoon vti2 make it narrow

Paired with: agaasade' vta

narrow boat
agaasadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is narrow

narrow face
agaasadengwe vai s/he has a narrow face

narrow river
agaasadetigweyaa vii it (a river) is narrow

narrow road or trail
agaasademon vii it is a narrow road or trail

narrows
n
narrows
wabaa vii it is a narrows

wabigamaa vii there is a channel between lakes; there is a narrows

See also: obigamaa vii

obigamaa vii there is a channel between lakes; there is a narrows

See also: wabigamaa vii

narrows through muskeg
obashkiigaa vii it is a swampy channel or narrows, is a channel or narrows through muskeg

rocky narrows
obaabikaa vii it is a rocky narrows

swampy narrows
obashkiigaa vii it is a swampy channel or narrows, is a channel or narrows through muskeg

wooded narrows
obaakweyaa vii it is a wooded narrows

nastily
adv
speak nastily
wiinigiizhwe vai s/he speaks nastily

nature
n
spiritual nature
manidoowaadizi vai s/he has a spiritual nature

Paired with: manidoowaadad vii

naughty
adj
naughty
gagiibaadizi vai s/he is foolish, is silly, is naughty

navel
n
navel
indis nid my navel, umbilical cord

gidis nid your navel, umbilical cord

odis nid h/ navel, umbilical cord

near
adj
near
besho adv loc near, nearby, close

beshowad vii it is near, is nearby, is close

near
adv
near
besho adv loc near, nearby, close

think near
beshwendaagozi vai s/he is thought near

Paired with: beshwendaagwad vii

beshwendaagwad vii it is thought near

Paired with: beshwendaagozi vai

beshwendan vti think it to be near or soon

Paired with: beshwenim vta

beshwenim vta think h/ to be near or near soon

Paired with: beshwendan vti

near
prep
near the woods
jiigaakwaa adv loc by, near the woods

See also: jiigaakwaang adv loc

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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