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

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

aazhawinamaage vai s/he transfers, passes it 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

aazhawiwebin vta throw, shove h/ across

Paired with: aazhawiwebinan vti

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

aazhawiwebinan vti fly it across

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

Paired with: aazhawiwebin vta

aazhawoode vai s/he crawls across

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

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

aazhigijibizh vta pull h/ over on h/ back, turn h/ face up

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

aazikan vti get there before it, beat it there

Paired with: aazikaw vta

aazikaw vta get there before h/, beat h/ there

Paired with: aazikan vti

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

aazhoogaadebi vai s/he sits with legs crossed

aazhookana adv loc across the road or trail

See also: aazhawikana adv loc

aazhookoodin vta infect h/ with something

aazhoomon vii it is a crossroads

aazhooningwa'an vti wear it across the shoulder

aazhooningwa'on ni a bandolier bag

aazhooshkaa vai s/he goes across, crosses

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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