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anibekamigaa vii it is sloping ground

aniben vta hold h/ slanted; tilt h/

Paired with: anibenan vti

anibenan vti hold it slanted; tilt it, turn it over (spilling out the contents)

Paired with: aniben vta

anibesidoon vti2 put it on a slant

Paired with: anibeshim vta

anibesin vii it lies at a slant, is tilted

Paired with: anibeshin vai

anibeshim vta put h/ at a slant

Paired with: anibesidoon vti2

anibeshin vai s/he lies at a slant, is tilted

Paired with: anibesin vii

anibewebin vta fling, shove h/ over leaning on h/ side

Paired with: anibewebinan vti

anibewebinan vti fling, shove it over leaning on its side

Paired with: anibewebin vta

anibewebishkan vti lean it over, tilt it (shoving with foot or body)

Paired with: anibewebishkaw vta

anibewebishkaw vta lean it (animate) over, tilt it (animate) (shoving with foot or body)

Paired with: anibewebishkan vti

anijiimin na a pea

See also: anijiimin ni

anijiimin ni a pea

See also: anijiimin na

anijiiminaaboo ni pea soup

anikamaanan ni suspenders; shoulder straps of a traditional Anishinaabe dress

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

animademo vai s/he goes away crying

animadewe vai s/he goes, walks away (in the other direction) on the snow crust

anima'adoo vai s/he follows a trail away

anima'adoon vti2 follow it away as a trail

Paired with: anima'azh vta

anima'amaazo vai s/he goes away singing

anima'azh vta follow h/ trail away

Paired with: anima'adoon vti2

anima'oodoon vti2 take it away by boat

Paired with: anima'oozh vta

anima'oojige vai s/he takes something away (in the other direction) by boat; s/he poles the boat away (in the other direction)

anima'oozh vta take h/ away by boat

Paired with: anima'oodoon vti2

animakii'ige vai [S] s/he poles a boat away

See also: animakii'o vai [BL]

animakii'o vai [BL] s/he poles a canoe away

See also: animakii'ige vai [S]

animakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles away [in the other direction]; s/he swims away (as fish)

animamon vii it (road or trail) goes away (in the other direction); it leads away (in the other direction)

animanaandam vai2 s/he goes away (in the other direction) hungry

animanoozo vai s/he goes away smoking tobacco

animaabate vii it (smoke) goes away (in the other direction)

animaabogo vai s/he drifts or floats away (in the other direction) on the current

Paired with: animaaboode vii

animaaboode vii it drifts away on the current

Paired with: animaaboozo vai

animaaboozo vai s/he drifts or floats away (in the other direction) on the current

Paired with: animaaboode vii

animaadagaa vai s/he swims away [in the other direction]

See also: animaadage vai [BL]

animaadagaako vai s/he goes away (in the other direction) on the ice

animaadagaakobatoo vai s/he runs away (in the other direction) on the ice

animaadagaazii vai s/he wades away

animaadagaaziibatoo vai s/he runs away (in the other direction) in the water, runs away (in the other direction) wading

animaadage vai [BL] s/he swims away [in the other direction]

See also: animaadagaa vai

animaada'e vai s/he skates away (in the other direction)

animaagime vai [S] s/he snowshoes away (in the other direction)

animaagimose vai [BL] s/he snowshoes away (in the other direction)

animaagiwebishkige vai [BL] s/he bicycles away (in the other direction), rides away (in the other direction) on a bicycle

animaagonagii vai s/he goes away [in the other direction] in the snow

animaagone vai s/he goes away through the snow

animaa'ago vai [BL] s/he drifts away on the waves

Paired with: animaa'an vii

animaa'an vii it drifts away on the waves

Paired with: animaa'ago vai [BL] ; animaa'ogo vai

animaa'ogo vai s/he drifts away on the waves

Paired with: animaa'an vii See also: animaa'ago vai [BL]

animaanagidoone vai [N] s/he goes away talking

animaanakwad vii clouds go away

animaandawe vai s/he climbs away (in the other direction)

animaanimad vii the wind blows away (in the other direction)

animaanimizi vai s/he goes away in fear

animaapi vai s/he goes away laughing

animaasige vai lightning goes away; s/he goes away shining a light

animaasin vii it is blown away (by the wind); sails, soars away

Paired with: animaashi vai

animaashi vai s/he starts being blown away (by the wind); s/he begins to sail away, soar away

Paired with: animaasin vii

animaashkaa vii waves go away (in the other direction)

animaawadaaso vai s/he hauls a load, hauls freight away (in the other direction)

animaawadoon vti2 haul it away (in the other direction)

Paired with: animaawazh vta

(detransitive) animaawadaaso vai s/he hauls a load, hauls freight away (in the other direction)
animaawanidiwag vai they travel away (in the other direction) in a group

animaawazh vta haul h/ away (in the other direction)

Paired with: animaawadoon vti2

(reciprocal) animaawanidiwag vai they travel away (in the other direction) in a group
animaazhagaame vai s/he goes away (in the other direction) on the shore

animaazhagaamebatoo vai s/he runs away (in the other direction) on the shore

animaazakonenjige vai s/he goes away with a light

animaazakonenjigebizo vai s/he drives away with a light

animiba'idiwag vai they run away (in the other direction) together

animiba'igo vai s/he rides away, drives away (drawn by horse or dog)

animiba'iwe vai s/he runs away (in the other direction) in flight from someone

animibatoo vai s/he runs away (in the other direction)

(applicative) animibatwaadan vti run away (in the other direction) with it (applicative) animibatwaazh vta run away (in the other direction) with h/
animibatwaadan vti run away (in the other direction) with it

Paired with: animibatwaazh vta

animibatwaazh vta run away (in the other direction) with h/

Paired with: animibatwaadan vti

animibide vii it speeds away, drives away, flies away

Paired with: animibizo vai

animibizo vai s/he speeds away, drives away, flies away

Paired with: animibide vii

animibizoni' vta drive away with h/ (e.g., a car)

Paired with: animibizonitoon vti2

animibizonitoon vti2 drive away with it

Paired with: animibizoni' vta

animibiisaa vii rain goes away

See also: animibiisaan vii [BL]

animibiisaan vii [BL] rain goes away

See also: animibiisaa vii

animidaabaadan vti drag, pull it away (in the other direction)

Paired with: animidaabaazh vta

animidaabaade vii it is pulled, pushed, or dragged away (on something)

Paired with: animidaabaazo vai

animidaabaazh vta drag, pull h/ away (in the other direction)

animidaabaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is pulled, pushed, or dragged away (on something)

Paired with: animidaabaade vii

animidaabii vai s/he drags, pulls a load away (in the other direction), goes away on or with a sled

(causative) animidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) away (in the other direction)
(detransitive) animidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives away (in the other direction)
animidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) away (in the other direction)

animidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives away (in the other direction)

animigidaazo vai s/he goes away angry, goes away mad

animijiwan vii it flows away

animikawe vai s/he leaves tracks going away

animikii na a thunderbird, a thunderer

(verb of abundance) animikiikaa vii there is thunder
animikiikaa vii there is thunder

animikiiwazison ni a thunderbird nest

See also: animikii na

animikiiwaanakwagoode vii there are dark thunder clouds in the sky

animikogaabawi vai s/he stands facing away

animikogaabawitaw vta stand facing away from h/

animikon vta turn h/ face down, turn h/ facing away

Paired with: animikonan vti

animikonan vti turn it face down, turn it facing away

Paired with: animikon vta

(detransitive) animikonige vai s/he turns things face down, turns things facing away (verb of undergoing) animikonigaade vii it is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn it face down, it is turned facing away (by someone), "they" turn it facing away (verb of undergoing) animikonigaazo vai s/he is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn h/ face down, s/he is turned facing away (by someone), "turn" turn h/ facing away
animikonigaade vii it is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn it face down, it is turned facing away (by someone), "they" turn it facing away

animikonigaazo vai s/he is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn h/ face down, s/he is turned facing away (by someone), "turn" turn h/ facing away

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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