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wall
n
wall
aasamisag ni a wall

against wall
jiigisag adv loc by, against, or on the wall or boards

See also: jiigi-aasamisag adv loc

jiigaatig adv loc by a tree; by a wall

by wall
jiigaatig adv loc by a tree; by a wall

jiigisag adv loc by, against, or on the wall or boards

See also: jiigi-aasamisag adv loc

nail up against the wall
agwaakwa'an vti nail it up against the wall; post it up

walleye
n
walleye
ogaa na a walleye

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Stizostedion vitreum
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wander
vi
wander about
babaa-ayaa vai s/he goes around, wanders about

want
vi
want
andawendam vai2 [N] s/he needs, wants something, wishes for something

See also: nandawendam vai2 [S]

andawendan vti [C] [N] need, want it

Paired with: andawenim vta [N] See also: nandawendan vti [S]

andawenim vta [N] hunt it (animate); need, want h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: andawendan vti [C] [N] See also: nandawenim vta [S] [S]

misawendam vai2 s/he needs, wants, desires something

misawendan vti want, desire it

Paired with: misawenim vta

misawenim vta want, desire h/

Paired with: misawendan vti

misawenjige vai s/he wants, desires things

nandawendam vai2 [S] s/he needs, wants something, wishes for something

See also: andawendam vai2 [N]

nandawendan vti [S] need, want it

Paired with: nandawenim vta [S] [S] See also: andawendan vti [C] [N]

nandawenim vta [S] [S] hunt it (animate); need, want h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: nandawendan vti [S] See also: andawenim vta [N]

want to
waa- pv tns is going to, will, want to

► wii- pv tns

wii- pv tns is going to, will, want to

war
n
war
miigaadiwin ni a battle, a war

be at war
miigaadiwag vai they fight each other

go to war
nandobani vai s/he goes to war

See also: andobani vai [N]

andobani vai [N] s/he goes to war

See also: nandobani vai

war club
n
war club
bagamaagan ni a war club

war dance
n
war dance
bwaanzhii-niimi'idiwin ni a war dance

bwaanzhii-niimi vai s/he dances a war dance

bwaanzhii-niimi'idiwag vai they dance a war dance

war song
n
sing war songs
bwaanzhii-nagamo vai s/he sings war songs

war whoop
n
give war whoops
zaasaakwe vai s/he whoops

warden
n
game warden
gizhaadigewinini na [BL] a game warden, a conservation officer

wiiyaasi-dakoniwewinini na a game warden, a conservation officer

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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