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saliva
n
saliva
zikowin ni spit, saliva

salt
n
salt
zhiiwitaagan ni salt

take along salt
niimizhiiwitaagane vai s/he takes along salt

salt
vt
salt
zhiiwitaagana' vta salt h/

Paired with: zhiiwitaagana'an vti

zhiiwitaagana'an vti salt it

Paired with: zhiiwitaagana' vta

zhiiwitaagana'ige vai s/he salts things

zhiiwitaagana'igaade vii it is salted (by someone), "they" salt it

zhiiwitaagana'igaazo vai it (animate) is salted (by someone), "they" salt it (animate)

salt pork
n
salt pork
zhiiwitaagani-gookoosh na salt pork

salty
adj
salty
zhiiwitaaganaagamin vii it (a liquid) is salty

taste salty
zhiiwitaaganipogozi vai it (animate) tastes salty

Paired with: zhiiwitaaganipogwad vii

zhiiwitaaganipogwad vii it tastes salty

Paired with: zhiiwitaaganipogozi vai

same
adj
same
bezhigwan vii it is one; it is the only one; it is the same

naasaab adv man alike; the same

at the same time
bekish adv tmp at the same time

same age
wiijigim vta be the same age as h/

wiijigindiwag vai they are the same age

sample
n
taste a sample
daangam vta taste a sample of h/

Paired with: daangandan vti

daangandan vti taste a sample of it

Paired with: daangam vta

sand
n
sand
bingwi ni ashes; sand

cool sand
dakadaawangaa vii there is cool sand, is a cool beach

dry sand
bengwadaawangaa vii there is dry sand, is a dry beach

emerge from sand
mookadaawangii vai s/he or it (animate) emerges from the sand, comes out of the sand

much sand
bingwiikaa vii there is (a lot of) sand, is (a lot of) ashes

long stretch of sand beach
ginoodaawangaa vii it is a long stretch of sand beach

warm sand
giizhoodaawangaa vii there is warm sand

● WALK ON SAND
walk about on sand
babaamadaawangose vai s/he walks about on sand

walk along on sand
bimadaawangose vai s/he walks along on sand

walk away on sand
animadaawangose vai s/he walks away (in the other direction) on sand

walk from on sand
animadaawangose vai s/he walks away (in the other direction) on sand

walk here on sand
biidadaawangose vai s/he walks here on sand

walk to on sand
inadaawangose s/he walks to a certain place on sand

sandhill crane
n
sandhill crane
ajijaak na a sandhill crane

[
sandhill crane
; 
Grus canadensis
]

See also: ojijaak na [BL]

ojijaak na [BL] a sandhill crane

[
sandhill crane
; 
Grus canadensis
]

See also: ajijaak na

sandwich
n
sandwich
biitoonigan ni [BL] a sandwich

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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