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aasaakamigokamigaa vii it is mossy ground

aasodoodooshimebizon ni a brassiere

aason vta support h/ (with hand); take care of, look after, support, provide for, adopt h/

Paired with: aasonan vti

aasonamaw vta support (it) for h/ (with hand)

aasonan vti steady it; support it (with hand)

Paired with: aason vta

(benefactive) aasonamaw vta support (it) for h/ (with hand) (detransitive) aasonige vai s/he supports things (with hand) (verb of undergoing) aasonigaade vii it is supported (by someone with hand), "they" support it (with hand)
aasonigaade vii it is supported (by someone with hand), "they" support it (with hand)

aasonige vai s/he supports things (with hand)

aasosidoon vti2 lean or stand it against or facing something

Paired with: aasoshim vta

aasoshim vta lean or stand h/ against or facing something

Paired with: aasosidoon vti2

aasoshin vai s/he lies leaning against

aaswabi vai s/he sits leaning against something

aaswaakogaabawi vai s/he stands leaning against something (a wall, a tree)

aaswaakosidoon vti2 lean it against something (as something stick-like)

Paired with: aaswaakoshim vta

aaswaakosin vii it leans against something (as something stick-like)

Paired with: aaswaakoshin vai

aaswaakoshim vta lean h/ against something (as something stick-like)

Paired with: aaswaakosidoon vti2

aaswaakoshin vai s/he leans against something (as something stick-like)

Paired with: aaswaakosin vii

aaswaakwa' vta prop h/ up; support, brace h/ (with something stick-like)

Paired with: aaswaakwa'an vti

aaswaakwa'an vti prop it up; support, brace it (with something stick-like)

Paired with: aaswaakwa' vta

aaswaakwa'igan ni a prop

aaswaakwa'wi vta [BL]

► aaswaakwa' vta

aaswaawiganeshin vai s/he leans h/ back up against something

aashi' make h/ do something, get h/ to do something by your example

aashim vta

aashimaang na a red-throated loon

[
Gavia stellata
]

aatawe vii [N] it (a fire or something lit) goes out, is extinguished

See also: aate vii [S]

aatawebidoon vti2 turn it (a stove or a light) off

aatawe'amaw vta put it (fire or something lit) out for h/, extinguish it for h/

aatawe'an vti [N] put it (a fire or something lit) out, extinguish it

(benefactive) aatawe'amaw vta put it (fire or something lit) out for h/, extinguish it for h/ (detransitive) aatawe'ige vai [N] s/he puts something (a fire or something lit) out; s/he extinguishes something (derived noun) aatawe'igan ni a fire extinguisher
aatawe'igan ni a fire extinguisher

aatawe'ige vai [N] s/he extinguishes something; s/he puts something (a fire or something lit) out

aatawe'igesi na [NI] a fire fighter

aatawe'igewidaabaan na [BL] a fire truck

aatawe'igewinagizhiiyaab ni a fire hose

aatawe'igewinini na a fire fighter

aatawe'ishkodawe vai [N] s/he puts out fires, fights fires

aatawe'ishkodawewidaabaan na [BL] a fire truck

See also: aatawe'ishkodawewidaabaan ni

aatawe'ishkodawewidaabaan ni a fire truck

See also: aatawe'ishkodawewidaabaan na [BL]

aatawe'ishkodawewinini na [BL] a firefighter, a fireman

aatawenamaw vta extinguish (it) for h/

aatawenan vti extinguish it

(benefactive) aatawenamaw vta extinguish (it) for h/
aatawese vii it goes out by itself, goes out suddenly (of lights, fire)

aatawese vai [BL] it (a fire or something lit) goes out quickly or by iteself

aataweshkan vti [N] put it (a fire or something lit) out, extinguish it (by stepping on it)

aataweyaabaawadoon vti2 put it (a fire or something lit) out with water. extinguish it with water

aataweyaabaawajigan ni a fire extinguisher

aataweyaabaawe vai s/he extinguishes something with water

aataweyaabikinan vti [BL] turn it (something of metal like a stove or heater) off

aataweyaabikisin vii its fire goes out (e.g., a stove)

aatawishkodawe vai s/he can't get the fire to start

aatayaa pc disc [man's expression of mild displeasure or disdain]

aate vii [S] it is extinguished

aatebidoon vti2 turn it out (to extinguish it)

Paired with: aatebizh vta

aatebizh vta put out a fire on h/ with hands

Paired with: aatebidoon vti2

aatebii vai s/he sobers up

aate'an vti put it (a fire or something lit) out, extinguish it

(detransitive) aate'ige vai s/he extinguishes something; s/he puts something (a fire or something lit) out (derived noun) aate'igan ni a fire extinguisher
aate'igan ni a fire extinguisher

aate'ige vai s/he extinguishes something; s/he puts something (a fire or something lit) out

aate'ishkodawewidaabaan na a fire truck

aate'ishkodawewinini na a firefighter, a fireman

aatenaagozi vai s/he appears to be extinguished (e.g., the moon or sun in an eclipse)

aateshkodawe vai [S] s/he puts out a fire

aateshkodawewinini na [S] a firefighter, a fireman

aatewebinan vti put it out quickly (extinguishing it), extinguish it quickly (with the hands)

aateyaasin vii it is extinguished, blown out by the wind

Paired with: aateyaashi vai

aateyaashi vai it (animate) is extinguished, blown out by the wind

Paired with: aateyaasin vii

aatwaakogaabawi vai s/he stands leaning against something (a wall, a tree)

aatwaakosidoon vti2 lean it against (as something stick- or wood-like

Paired with: aatwaakoshim vta

aatwaakosin vii it leans against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakoshin vai

aatwaakoshim vta lean h/ against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakosidoon vti2

aatwaakoshin vai s/he leans against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakosin vii

aatwaakowebin vta throw h/ up against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakowebinan vti

aatwaakowebinan vti throw it up against (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: aatwaakowebin vta

aatwaakwabi vai s/he sits leaning against a tree or wall

aawada'oodoo vai s/he hauls by boat

aawada'oodoon vti2 haul it by boat

Paired with: aawada'oozh vta

aawada'oozh vta haul h/ by boat

Paired with: aawada'oodoon vti2

aawadamaw vta haul (it) for h/

See also: aawadaw vta

aawadashkosiwe vai s/he hauls hay

aawadaw vta haul (it) for h/

See also: aawadamaw vta

aawadaaso vai s/he hauls a load, hauls freight

aawadaasoowidaabaan ni a truck

aawadaasoowidaabaanens ni [RL] a pickup truck

aawadaasoowinini na a freight hauler

aawadaatigwe vai s/he hauls logs

aawadinise vai s/he hauls firewood

aawadinisedaabii vai s/he hauls wood by sled

aawadoom vta haul h/ on the back

Paired with: aawadoondan vti

aawadoon vti2 haul it

Paired with: aawazh vta

(benefactive) aawadamaw vta haul (it) for h/ (benefactive) aawadaw vta haul (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) aawajigaade vii it is hauled (by someone), they" haul it (verb of undergoing) aawajigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is hauled (by someone), "they" haul h/ or it (detransitive) aawajige vai s/he hauls things (detransitive) aawadaaso vai s/he hauls a load, hauls freight
aawadoondan vti haul it on the back

Paired with: aawadoom vta

aawajibingwe vai s/he hauls sand or gravel

aawajibingwewidaabaan ni [RL] a gravel truck

aawajidaabaadan vti haul it on sled or wagon

Paired with: aawajidaabaazh vta

aawajidaabaazh vta haul h/ on a sled or wagon

Paired with: aawajidaabaadan vti

aawajidaabii vai s/he hauls by dragging; s/he hauls on a sled

aawajigaade vii it is hauled (by someone), they" haul it

aawajigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is hauled (by someone), "they" haul h/ or it

aawajige vai s/he hauls things

aawajimine vai s/he hauls wild rice

aawajimiijime vai s/he hauls food

aawajinigaadan vti haul it on the shoulder

Paired with: aawajinigaazh vta

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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