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nest
n
nest
wadiswan ni [S] a nest

See also: wazison ni [BL] ; waziswan ni [N]

wazison ni [BL] a nest

See also: wadiswan ni [S] ; waziswan ni [N]

waziswan ni [N] a nest

See also: wadiswan ni [S] ; wazison ni [BL]

crow's nest
aandegwazison ni [BL] a crow's nest

duck's nest
zhiishiibazison ni [BL] a duck's nest

eagle's nest
giniwazison ni [BL] a golden eagle's nest

migiziwazison ni [BL] a bald eagle's nest

live in nest
dazhe vai s/he (an animal) lives in a certain place

loon's nest
maangwazison ni [BL] a loon's nest

seagull nest
gayaashkwazison ni [BL] a seagull nest

thunderbird nest
animikiiwazison ni a thunderbird nest

See also: animikii na

wasp nest
aamoo-wadiswan ni a bee hive, a wasp nest

nestling
n
nestling
banajaanh na a baby bird, a nestling

net
n
net
asab na a net

catch in a net
bida'anaa vai s/he catches something in h/ net

caught in a net
course net
bashkasab na a net with a coarse mesh

dip net
gwaaba'waagan na a scoop net

fine net
zagwasab na a net with a fine mesh

fish with a net
bagida'waa vai s/he fishes (with a net), sets net

go get a net
naadasabii vai s/he goes to get a net, checks a net, pulls a net (up)

hand net
gwaaba'waagan na a scoop net

hang up a net
agoodasabii vai s/he hangs up a net

have net
odasabii vai s/he has a net or nets

make nets
asabike vai s/he makes nets

mosquito net
zagimewayaan na a mosquito net, mosquito netting

net buoy
okandiikan ni a buoy (marking the location of a net)

prepare a net
oninasabii vai s/he prepares a net for setting

scoop net
gwaaba'waagan na a scoop net

set a net
bagida'waa vai s/he fishes (with a net), sets net

ziibaaskobijige vai s/he sets a net under the ice

set a net out from the shore
niminaawesaa vai [BL] s/he sets a net out from the shore

setting a net
bagida'waawin ni setting nets

steal from a net
gimoodasabii vai s/he steals something from a net or nets

sturgeon net
namewasab na a sturgeon net

take fish out of net
gidinamegwe vai s/he takes fish out of the net

net cord
n
net cord
zhinoodaagan ni selvedge lines at top and bottom of a net made of heavy cord or rope; lines tying the net to an anchor or buoy; a rope

net float
n
net float
agonjoonaagan ni a net float

agwinjiwinaagan ni [BL] a net float

agwanji'onaagan ni a net float

net shuttle
n
net shuttle
asabikaanaak ni a net shuttle

See also: asabikaanaak na

asabikaanaak na a net shuttle

See also: asabikaanaak ni

net sinker
n
net sinker
asinaab ni a net weight, a net sinker

net weight
n
net weight
asinaab ni a net weight, a net sinker

Nett Lake
place
Nett Lake
Asabiikone-zaaga'iganiing name place Nett Lake Reservation

nettle
n
nettle
zesab na a nettle

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

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