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order
[request]
vt
order
naajinizha' vta go after h/; send for h/; order h/

Paired with: naajinizha'an vti

naajinizha'an vti go after it; send for it; order it

Paired with: naajinizha' vta

naajinizha'amaw vta order (it) for h/

naajinizha'ige vai s/he asks for, requests, orders things

order
[arrange]
vt
order
onin vta
  1. form, shape, assemble, order h/
  2. deal h/ (e.g., cards)

Paired with: oninan vti

oninan vti form, shape, assemble it; put it in order, put it away

Paired with: onin vta

oninige vai
  1. s/he forms, shapes, assembles, orders things
  2. s/he shuffles and deals cards

organ
[instrument]
n
organ
madwewechigan ni a musical instrument (especially a keyboard instrument): a piano, an organ

originate
vi
originate in a certain place
ondaadad vii it comes from a certain place, originates in a certain place

orphaned
adj
orphaned
giiwizi vai s/he is orphaned, is homeless

osier
n
red osier dogwood
miskwaabiimizh na a red willow, a red osier dogwood

[
red-osier dogwood
; 
Cornus sericea L.
]

miskwaabiimag na [RL] a red willow, a red osier dogwood

[
red osier dogwood
; 
Cornus sericea L.
]

otter
n
otter
nigig na an otter

[
river otter
; 
Lontra canadensis
]

female otter
noozheyaakig na a female otter

male otter
naabeyaakig na a male otter

otter grease
n
otter grease
nigigo-bimide ni otter grease

otter hide
n
otter hide
nigigwayaan na an otter hide

our
pron
our turn
giinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [inclusive]

niinitamawind pron per our turn, us next [exclusive]

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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