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agoojiganeyaab ni a clothesline

agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry

agoojigewataason ni a closet

agoojin vai
  1. s/he hangs
  2. s/he is in the sky (e.g., a star, sun, or moon)

Paired with: agoode vii

agoojiwanaanaak ni a hanging rack for food drying

agoozh vta hang h/

Paired with: agoodoon vti2

agoozi vai s/he is perched up on something

agoozi' vta put h/ or it (animate) up on a perch, perch h/ or it (animate)

agoozimakakii na a tree frog

agwadaashi na a sunfish

agwadin vii it is frozen onto something

Paired with: agwaji vai

agwa' vta sew it (animate) on something; attach it (animate) (using something)

Paired with: agwa'an vti See also: agwa'wi vta [NI]

agwa'amaw vta sew (it) on for h/; attach (it) for h/ (using something)

agwa'an vti attach it (using something); sew it on something

Paired with: agwa' vta

(benefactive) agwa'amaw vta attach (it) for h/ (using something); sew (it) on for h/ (detransitive) agwa'ige vai s/he attaches (things) (using something); s/he sews (things) on (verb of undergoing) agwa'igaade vii it is attached (by someone); it is sewn on (by someone) (verb of undergoing) agwa'igaazo vai it (animate) is attached (by someone); it (animate) is sewn on
agwa'igaade vii it is sewn on (by someone); it is attached (by someone)

agwa'igaazo vai it (animate) is sewn on; it (animate) is attached (by someone)

agwa'ige vai s/he sews (things) on; s/he attaches (things) (using something)

agwa'wi vta [NI] attach it (animate) (using something); sew it (animate) on

► agwa' vta

agwaji vai s/he or it (animate) is frozen onto something

Paired with: agwadin vii

agwajiing adv loc outside, outdoors

agwajiishkwaand adv loc just outside the door

agwamo vai s/he or it (animate) is on or in the water, floats on the water

See also: agomo vai

agwanabakwebi vai s/he sits taking shelter in a bark lean-to

agwana' vta cover h/

Paired with: agwana'an vti See also: agwana'wi vta [NI]

agwana'amaw vta cover (it) for h/

agwana'an vti cover it

Paired with: agwana' vta

(benefactive) agwana'amaw vta cover (it) for h/ (detransitive) agwana'ige vai s/he covers things (verb of undergoing) agwana'igaade vii it is covered (by someone), "they" cover it (verb of undergoing) agwana'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is covered (by someone), "they" cover h/ or it (animate)
agwana'igaade vii it is covered (by someone), "they" cover it

agwana'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is covered (by someone), "they" cover h/ or it (animate)

agwana'ige vai s/he covers things

agwana'wi vta [NI]

See also: agwana' vta

agwanaabikaa vii there is a cave or hollow under the rock ledge

agwanaaboweshim

agwanaate vii there is shade

agwanaatesidoon vti2 lay in the shade; put it in the shade

agwanaatesin vii it is in, lies in the shade

agwanem vta put h/ in in the mouth, hold h/ in the mouth

Paired with: agwanendan vti

agwanendan vti put it in the mouth, hold it in the mouth

Paired with: agwanem vta

(detransitive) agwanenjige vai s/he puts things in h/ (own) mouth; s/he holds things in h/ mouth; s/he chews tobacco
agwanenjige vai s/he chews tobacco; s/he holds things in h/ mouth; s/he puts things in h/ (own) mouth

agwanigaan ni [BL] a camping lean-to

agwanii vai

agwaniin vai + o cover up with it

agwanjidoon vti2 put it in the water; soak, immerse it

Paired with: agwanjim vta See also: agonjidoon vti2 ; agwinjidoon vti2

agwanji'onaagan ni a net float

agwanjim vta put h/ or it (animate) in the water; immerse, soak h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: agwanjidoon vti2 See also: agonjim vta

agwanjin vai s/he or it (animate) is in or on the water, floats, soaks

See also: agonjin vai

agwanogaan ni a canopy, an arbor, an open-sided shed

agwanoge vai s/he covers a lodge

agwapide vii it is attached by being tied on

Paired with: agwapizo vai

agwapidoon vti2 attach it by tying on

Paired with: agwapizh vta

(verb of undergoing) agwapijigaade vii it is attached by being tied on (by someone), "they" attach it by tying (verb of undergoing) agwapijigaazo vai s/he is attached by being tied on (by someone), "they" attach h/ by tying
agwapijigaade vii it is attached by being tied on (by someone), "they" attach it by tying

agwapijigaazo vai s/he is attached by being tied on (by someone), "they" attach h/ by tying

agwapijige vai s/he attaches things by tying them on

agwapizh vta attach h/ by tying on, tie it on

Paired with: agwapidoon vti2

agwapizo vai s/he or it (animate) is attached by being tied on

Paired with: agwapide vii

agwasawebaasin vii

agwazhaan ni [RL] a blanket

agwazhaan na [BL] a shawl

agwazhe vai s/he is covered with blankets, covers up with blankets

(causative) agwazhe' vta cover h/ with blankets
(reciprocal) agwazhe'idiwag vai they cover each other with blankets (reflexive) agwazhe'idizo vai s/he covers h/ self with blankets
(derived noun) agwazhaan ni [RL] a blanket (derived noun) agwazhaan na [BL] a shawl
agwazhe' vta cover h/ with blankets

(reflexive) agwazhe'idizo vai s/he covers h/ self with blankets (reciprocal) agwazhe'idiwag vai they cover each other with blankets
agwazhe'idiwag vai they cover each other with blankets

agwazhe'idizo vai s/he covers h/ self with blankets

agwaaba'idiwag vai they run ashore together

agwaaba'iwe vai s/he gets off the water getting away from something in a hurry

agwaabatoo vai s/he runs ashore

agwaabide vii it drives, speeds to shore

Paired with: agwaabizo vai

agwaabidoon vti2 pull it ashore, off the water, off the fire

Paired with: agwaabizh vta

agwaabikide vii it is scorched, burns to the pan

Paired with: agwaabikizo vai

agwaabikiz vta burn h/ to the pan

Paired with: agwaabikizan vti

agwaabikizan vti burn it to the pan

Paired with: agwaabikiz vta

agwaabikizo vai s/he burns things to the pan

Paired with: agwaabikide vii

agwaabizh vta pull h/ or it (animate) ashore, off the water, off the fire

Paired with: agwaabidoon vti2

agwaabizo vai s/he drives, speeds to shore

Paired with: agwaabide vii

agwaabiidaabaadan vti drag it out of the water, drag it ashore

Paired with: agwaabiidaabaazh vta

agwaabiidaabaazh vta drag h/ out of the water, drag h/ ashore

Paired with: agwaabiidaabaadan vti

agwaabiiga' vta take h/ off the water using something

Paired with: agwaabiiga'an vti See also: agwaabiiga'wi vta [NI]

agwaabiiga'amaw vta take (it) off the water using something for h/

agwaabiiga'an vti take it off the water using something

Paired with: agwaabiiga' vta ; agwaabiiga'wi vta [NI]

(benefactive) agwaabiiga'amaw vta take (it) off the water using something for h/
agwaabiiga'wi vta [NI]

Paired with: agwaabiiga'an vti See also: agwaabiiga' vta

agwaabiigin vta take h/ or it (animate) off the water

Paired with: agwaabiiginan vti

agwaabiiginan vti take it out of or off the water

Paired with: agwaabiigin vta

(verb of undergoing) agwaabiiginigaade vii it is take out of or off the water (by someone) (verb of undergoing) agwaabiiginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken out of or off the water (by someone) (detransitive) agwaabiiginige vai s/he takes (things) the off water
agwaabiiginigaade vii it is take out of or off the water (by someone)

agwaabiiginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken out of or off the water (by someone)

agwaabiiginige vai s/he takes (things) the off water

agwaabiigwaashkwani vai s/he or it (animate) jumps ashore out of the water

agwaabii'wi vta [NI] scoop h/ out of the water, take h/ out of the water (using something)

Paired with: agwaabii'an vti

agwaabii'an vti scoop it out of the water, take it out of the water (using something)

Paired with: agwaabii'wi vta [NI]

agwaabiitaa vai s/he or it (animate) comes ashore, moves ashore

agwaadaabaadan vti drag it ashore

Paired with: agwaadaabaazh vta

agwaadaabaazh vta drag h/ ashore

Paired with: agwaadaabaadan vti

agwaadaabii vai s/he drags or pulls a load ashore

agwaagodoondane vai s/he has crusty heels

agwaagomaagozi vai s/he smells moldy, smells stale

Paired with: agwaagomaagwad vii

agwaagomaagwad vii it smells moldy, smells stale

Paired with: agwaagomaagozi vai

agwaagonike vai s/he has an arm or arms encrusted with dirt

agwaagopogozi vai s/he tastes moldy

Paired with: agwaagopogwad vii

agwaagopogwad vii it tastes moldy

Paired with: agwaagopogozi vai

agwaagosin vii it is moldy

Paired with: agwaagoshi vai

agwaagoshi vai s/he is moldy

Paired with: agwaagosin vii

agwaagwaabikad vii it is rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikizi vai

agwaagwaabikisin vii it turns rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikishin vai

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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