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apishkaamon ni a canoe mat

apizhan vti cut it with something underneath

apizideshimo vai s/he puts h/ foot or feet on something, cushions h/ foot or feet

apizideshimowin ni insole

apizideshin vai s/he puts h/ feet on something

apizideshinowin ni a place to put your feet: a footrest, a footstool, a floor mat, an insole

apizideyaakwa'igan ni [ML] a cradleboard footrest

apizhigan ni a cutting board

apizhigaagen vai + o

apizo vai s/he speeds, drives, flies to a certain place

See also: ipizo vai

apii adv tmp at the time; then; when

apiich adv gram more than; than

apiichaa vii it is a certain distance, is so far/close

apiichi- pv rel to a certain extent or degree, so; as much as

apiichi-giizhigad vii it is so late in the day

apiichibatoo vai s/he runs at a certain speed

apiichibiboonwe vai s/he is so old

apiichibide vii it speeds, drives, flies, runs (as a machine) at a certain speed

Paired with: apiichibizo vai

apiichibizo vai s/he speeds, drives, flies, runs (as a machine) at a certain speed

Paired with: apiichibide vii

apiichibizoowagwaakwa'igan ni a speed sign

apiichibii vai s/he is intoxicated to such an extent

apiichibiiyaa vii the water is at such a level

apiichigaa vii it drips, leaks at a certain speed

apiichigaamo vai s/he is so fat

apiichigi vai s/he grows up a certain extent, grows at a certain speed

Paired with: apiichigin vii

apiichigidaazo vai s/he is angry to such an certain extent, is mad to such an extent

apiichigin vii it grows such certain extent, grows at a certain speed

Paired with: apiichigi vai

apiichigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps so far or so high

apiichijiishkiwagad vii it (mud) is of such a thickness, is so thick

apiichijiishkiwagizi vai it (animate: dough) is of such a thickness, is so thick

apiichisidoon vti2 lay, pile, stack it so thick, so deep, to such a height

apiichisin vii it lies so thick, so deep, to such a height; is piled or stacked so thick, so deep, to such a height

Paired with: apiichishin vai

apiichishim vta lay, pile, stack it (animate) so thick, so deep, to such a height

Paired with: apiichisidoon vti2

apiichishin vai it (animate) lies so thick, so deep, to such a height; is piled or stacked so thick, so deep, to such a height

Paired with: apiichisin vii

apiichitaa vai s/he engages in an activity to a certain extent, is so far along in an activity

apiichizh vta slice it (animate) so thick, cut it (animate) to such an extent

Paired with: apiichizhan vti

apiichizhan vti slice it so thick; cut it to such an extent

Paired with: apiichizh vta ; apiichizhwi vta [NI]

apiichizigwaa vii it (slab) is a certain thicknesss

apiichizhwi vta [NI]

► apiichizh vta

apiichii vai s/he is so far along (in some activity); s/he does something at a certain rate or speed

apiichiigad vii it (sheet-like) has a certain thickness, is so thick

Paired with: apiichiigizi vai

apiichiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) has a certain thickness, is so thick

Paired with: apiichiigad vii

apiichiiwii vai s/he is so strong, has such power or strength

apiingwe'igan ni a moccasin vamp

apiisikaa vai s/he goes at such a rate or speed, goes so fast

apiisinaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) is visible at a certain distance

Paired with: apiisinaagwad vii

apiisinaagwad vii it is visible at a certain distance

Paired with: apiisinaagozi vai

apiitabi vai s/he comes up to a certain height when seated

apiitabwezo vai s/he sweats so much

apiitadeyaa vii it is so wide; it is so deep

Paired with: apiitadezi vai

apiitadeyiigad vii it (sheet-like) is so wide

apiitadezh vta cut h/ so thick; slice h/ so thick

Paired with: apiitadezhan vti

apiitadezhan vti cut it so thick; slice it so thick

Paired with: apiitadezh vta

apiitadezi vai s/he or it (animate) is so wide, is so thick

Paired with: apiitadeyaa vii

apiitadezhwi vta [NI]

► apiitadezh vta

apiitadin vii it is so cold, is so frozen, is frozen so far

Paired with: apiitaji vai

apiitagim vta set so high a price on h/

Paired with: apiitagindan vti

apiitagindan vti set so high a price on it

Paired with: apiitagim vta

apiitaginde vii it has so high a price

Paired with: apiitaginzo vai

apiitaginzo vai s/he has so high a price

Paired with: apiitaginde vii

apiitagoode vii it hangs so high

Paired with: apiitagoojin vai

apiitagoodoon vti2 hang it so high

Paired with: apiitagoozh vta

apiitagoojin vai the moon is in a certain position (so it is a certain time of the month); it (animate) hangs so high

Paired with: apiitagoode vii

apiitagoozh vta hang h/ or it (animate) so high

Paired with: apiitagoodoon vti2

apiita'an vii it has so strong a beat or pulse

apiitaji vai s/he is so cold

Paired with: apiitadin vii

apiitakamigad vii it (an event) is so far along; during the course of it (an event)

apiitakamigadin vii the ground is frozen so deep or so far

apiitakizo vai it (animate) stands so tall

apiitakone vii the flame is so high

apiitan vii it weighs so much, is so heavy

Paired with: apiitani vai [BL]

apiitanaamo vai s/he breathes at a certain rate

apiitani vai [BL] s/he weighs so much, is so heavy

Paired with: apiitan vii

apiitanjige vai s/he eats a certain rate

apiitashkad vii it (plant, grass) has a stalk so high, is so high

apiitaa vii it is a certain height, is a certain thickness

Paired with: apiitizi vai

apiitaabikad vii it (mineral) has a certain height, depth, or thickness

Paired with: apiitaabikizi vai

apiitaabikide vii it (mineral) is so hot, is hot to such an extent

apiitaabikinan vti set it at such a temperature (of a stove)

apiitaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) has a certain height, depth, or thickess

apiitaabiigad vii it (string-like) is so strong

apiitaadizi vai s/he is a certain age, is so old or young

apiitaagamide vii it (a liquid) is heated to such a temperature

apiitaagamishkaa vii it (liquid) reaches such a strength, temperature, or pressure; it (blood) is so high in pressure

apiitaagonagaa vii there is snow so deep, the snow is a certain depth

apiitaagoojin vai

apiitaagoozh vta

apiitaakwadin vii it is frozen so thick or so far

Paired with: apiitaakwaji vai

apiitaakwaji vai it (animate) is frozen so thick or so far

Paired with: apiitaakwadin vii

apiitaanike vai s/he digs so deep

apiitaanimad vii it (wind) has a certain speed, has a certain strength

apiitaapine vai s/he is sick to such an extent

apiitaasige vai the sun or moon shines so bright; the moon is in a certain phase; it is so far along in the month

apiitaate vii it is so hot from sun, sunlight goes so far

apiitaawangisidoon vti2 pile it (sand) so high

apiitendan vti be so proud of it; value, regard it so high

Paired with: apiitenim vta

apiitendaagozi vai s/he is valued so high, ranks so high, is so important

Paired with: apiitendaagwad vii

apiitendaagwad vii it is valued so high, ranks so high, is so important, is worthy

Paired with: apiitendaagozi vai

apiitendi vai s/he is away, absent, gone so long

apiitenim vta regard h/ to such an extent, be so proud of h/

Paired with: apiitendan vti

(reflexive) apiitenindizo vai s/he thinks of h/ self to a certain extent

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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