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tamarack
n
tamarack
mashkiigwaatig na a tamarack

[
Larix laricina
]

there are tamaracks
mashkiigwaatigokaa vii there are (many) tamaracks

tame
adj
tame
aangawizi vai [RL] it (animate) is gentle, is tame

See also: waangawizi vai [S]

waangawizi vai [S] it (animate) is gentle, is tame

See also: aangawizi vai [RL]

tame
vt
tame
waangawi' vta tame it (animate), train it (animate)

waangawi'iwe vai s/he tames people or animals

tan
vt
tan
asekaadan vti tan it; pull and stretch it (a hide)

asekaazh vta tan it (animate: a hide); pull and stretch it (animate; a hide) to tan it

aseke vai s/he tans hides; s/he pulls and stretches a hide

tangled
adj
tangled
gashka'oode vii it is knotted, is tangled

Paired with: gashka'oozo vai

gashka'oozo vai s/he is knotted, is tangled

Paired with: gashka'oode vii

tank
n
tank
atoobaan ni a large container for liquid: a trough, a tank, a vat, a sink, a radiator

See also: atoobaan na

atoobaan na a large container for liquid: a trough, a tank, a vat, a sink, a radiator

See also: atoobaan ni

gas tank
waasigani-bimide-biiwaabik ni [BL] an oil drum; a gas tank, a gas can, a jerry can

waazakonenjiganaaboowakik na a gas tank, a gas can, a jerry can

tankard
n
tankard
minikwaajigan ni drinking vessel (larger than a cup): a glass, a mug, a tankard, a chalice

tanned hide
n
tanned hide
asekaan na a tanned hide

tanning
n
tanning
asekewin ni tanning

tap
[hit]
vt
tap in
ginjida' vta tap h/ in, pound h/ in

Paired with: ginjida'an vti

ginjida'an vti tap it in, pound it in

Paired with: ginjida' vta

tap foot
jiichiibizideni vai s/he taps h/ foot

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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