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aazhawaakwagwinjin vai it (animate; stick-like) lies across the water

aazhawaakwii vai s/he goes across holding on (to something stick-like such as a tree, a branch or a railing)

aazhawaakwiigwaashkoni vai [BL] s/he jumps from tree to tree

aazhawaandawaagan ni a footbridge

aazhawaandawe vai s/he climbs across

aazhawaandawemon vii it (road or trail) leads across a bridge

aazhawaanimad vii the wind blows across

aazhawaasin vii it is blown across (by the wind), sails across, soars across

Paired with: aazhawaashi vai

aazhawaashi vai s/he is blown across (by the wind), sails across, soars across

Paired with: aazhawaasin vii

aazhawaatebii'amaw vta email h/

aazhawewesidoon vti2 record (the sound of) it

Paired with: aazhaweweshim vta

aazhawewesijigan ni an audio recorder: a digital or tape recorder
aazhawewesijigan ni an audio recorder: a digital or tape recorder

aazhaweweshim vta record (the sound of) h/

Paired with: aazhawewesidoon vti2

aazhawi- pv lex across

aazhawi-dakokii vai s/he steps across

aazhawiba'idiwag vai they run across in a group

aazhawiba'iwe vai s/he goes across in flight from someone

aazhawibatoo vai s/he runs across

See also: aazhoobatoo vai

(applicative) aazhawibatwaadan vti run across with it (applicative) aazhawibatwaazh vta run across with h/
aazhawibatwaadan vti run across with it

Paired with: aazhawibatwaazh vta

aazhawibatwaazh vta run across with h/

Paired with: aazhawibatwaadan vti

aazhawibide vii it speeds, drives, flies across

Paired with: aazhawibizo vai

aazhawibizo vai s/he speeds, drives, flies across

Paired with: aazhawibide vii

aazhawibizo' vta [BL] drive it (animate) across

Paired with: aazhawibizotoon vti2 [BL]

aazhawibizonitoon vti2 drive it across

aazhawibizotoon vti2 [BL] drive it across

Paired with: aazhawibizo' vta [BL]

aazhawidaabaadan vti drag it across

Paired with: aazhawidaabaazh vta

aazhawidaabaazh vta drag h/ across

Paired with: aazhawidaabaadan vti

aazhawidaabii vai s/he drags across

aazhawidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives across a bridge

aazhawigwaashkoni vai s/he jumps across, leaps across

See also: aazhawigwaashkwani vai

aazhawigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps across, leaps across

aazhawigwaashkwanodan vti

aazhawikana adv loc across the road or trail

See also: aazhookana adv loc

aazhawikanebizo vai s/he crosses a lane

aazhawikawe vai s/he leaves tracks going across

aazhawinamaw vta pass something on to h/; transfer something to h/

(detransitive) aazhawinamaage vai s/he transfers, passes (it) on to people (reciprocal) aazhawinamaadiwag vai they transfer something along, pass something to each other, share something
aazhawinamaadiwag vai they transfer something along, pass something to each other, share something

aazhawinamaage vai s/he transfers, passes (it) on to people

aazhawinigaadan vti take it across on the shoulder

Paired with: aazhawinigaazh vta

aazhawinigaazh vta take h/ across on the shoulder

Paired with: aazhawinigaadan vti

aazhawinige vai s/he takes things across on the shoulder

(applicative) aazhawinigaadan vti take it across on the shoulder (applicative) aazhawinigaazh vta take h/ across on the shoulder
aazhawinizha' vta send h/across

Paired with: aazhawinizha'an vti

aazhawinizha'an vti send it across

Paired with: aazhawinizha' vta

(detransitive) aazhawinizha'ige vai s/he sends things across
aazhawinizha'ige vai s/he sends things across

aazhawise vai s/he flies across

Paired with: aazhawise vii

aazhawise vii it flies across

Paired with: aazhawise vai

aazhawisidoon vti2 lay it across

Paired with: aazhawishim vta

aazhawisin vii it lies across

Paired with: aazhawishin vai

aazhawishim vta lay h/ across

Paired with: aazhawisidoon vti2

aazhawishin vai s/he lies across

Paired with: aazhawisin vii

aazhawishkaa vai s/he crosses, walks across, goes across

aazhawiwebaasin vii

Paired with: aazhawiwebaashi vai

aazhawiwebaashi vai s/he is blown across forcefully

Paired with: aazhawiwebaasin vii

aazhawiwebin vta throw, shove h/ across

aazhawiwebinamaw vta throw, shove (it) across to h/

aazhawiwebinan vti throw, shove it across

Paired with: aazhawiwebin vta

aazhawoode vai s/he crawls across

aazhawoom vta take or carry h/ across on the back

Paired with: aazhawoondan vti

aazhawoondan vti take or carry it across on the back

Paired with: aazhawoom vta

aazhibik ni a rock cliff

aazhide-waagosh na a cross fox

[
red fox
; 
Vulpes vulpes
]

aazhidebii'ige vai s/he signs with an X; s/he votes

aazhidem vta answer h/ back; talk back to h/

(reciprocal) aazhidendiwag vai they answer each other; they reply to each other; they discuss with each other
aazhidendiwag vai they answer each other; they discuss with each other; they reply to each other

aazhideyaabiigin vta cross it (animate; string-like) over something

Paired with: aazhideyaabiiginan vti

aazhideyaabiiginan vti cross it (string-like) over something

Paired with: aazhideyaabiigin vta

aazhideyaatig na a cross

aazhideyiiginan vti overlap it (sheet-like), fold it back over to form a seam

aazhigidabi vai s/he sits leaning back face up

aazhigidagoojin vai s/he hangs with back to ground

aazhigidikweni vai s/he tilts h/ head back

aazhigidin vta turn h/ face up

Paired with: aazhigidinan vti

aazhigidinan vti turn it face up

aazhigidwebin vta throw h/ over backwards

aazhigidwebinan vti throw it over backwards

Paired with: aazhigidwebin vta

aazhigidwebishkan vti kick it over face up

aazhigijibidoon vti2 turn it face up

Paired with: aazhigijibizh vta

aazhigijibizh vta pull h/ or it (animate) over on h/ or its back, turn h/ or it (animate) face up

Paired with: aazhigijibidoon vti2

aazhigijise vii it turns face up, falls face up

Paired with: aazhigijise vai

aazhigijise vai s/he turns face up, falls face up

Paired with: aazhigijise vii

aazhigijisidoon vti2 lay it face up; lay it over backwards

Paired with: aazhigijishim vta

aazhigijisin vii it falls over backwards; it lies face up

aazhigijishim vta lay h/ face up; lay h/ over backwards

Paired with: aazhigijisidoon vti2

aazhigijishin vai s/he falls over backwards; s/he lies face up

Paired with: aazhigijisin vii

aazhigijiweba' vta toss h/ upside down (using something forcefully)

aazhigijiiginige vai s/he plays poker

aazhikwe vai s/he screams

aazhogan ni a bridge

aazhoganike vai s/he makes a bridge
aazhoganike vai s/he makes a bridge

aazhoge vai s/he goes across water

aazhogebide vii it drives across a bridge

Paired with: aazhogebizo vai

aazhogebizo vai s/he drives across a bridge

Paired with: aazhogebide vii

aazhogedaabii'iwe vai s/he drives across a bridge

aazhoge'adoo vai s/he walks across on a bridge

aazhogewidoon vti2 carry, take it across

Paired with: aazhogewizh vta

aazhogewizh vta carry, take h/ across

Paired with: aazhogewidoon vti2

aazhooba'idiwag vai they run across together

aazhooba'iwe vai s/he runs across in flight

aazhoobatoo vai s/he runs across

See also: aazhawibatoo vai

aazhoodaabii'iwe vai s/he drives across a bridge

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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