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banin vta let h/ drop, have h/ fall out of the hand

Paired with: baninan vti

baninan vti let it drop, have it drop out of the hand

Paired with: banin vta

(detransitive) baninige vai s/he lets things drop, has things drop out of h/ hand (verb of undergoing) baninigaade vii it is dropped (by someone), "they" let it drop (verb of undergoing) baninigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is dropped (by someone), "they" let h/ or it (animate) drop
baninigaade vii it is dropped (by someone), "they" let it drop

baninigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is dropped (by someone), "they" let h/ or it (animate) drop

baninige vai s/he lets things drop, has things drop out of h/ hand

banitan vti mishear it

Paired with: banitaw vta

banitaw vta mishear h/; misunderstand what s/he says

Paired with: banitan vti

banizi vai s/he misses out

banizi' vta leave h/ out; make h/ miss out

banoom vta drop h/ or it (animate) from the back

Paired with: banoondan vti

banoomigo vai s/he falls off a horse

banoondan vti drop it from the back

Paired with: bimoom vta

banzan vti singe it

Paired with: banzo vta

(detransitive) banzige vai s/he singes something, burns feathers
banzige vai s/he singes something, burns feathers

banzo vta singe h/

Paired with: banzan vti

banzo vai it (animate) is singed

Paired with: bande vii

banzwi vta singe h/

bapagone'an vti drill holes in it, make holes in it (using something)

bapagone'wi vta

bapagoneyaa vii it has holes in it

bapagoshkaa vii it has holes, gets holes (in it)

bapagotoo vai s/he announces h/ arrival by pounding on h/ canoe

See also: bapagoone'ige vai

bapagozhan vti cut holes in it

bapagozhwi vta [NI] cut holes in it (animate)

bapagoone'ige vai s/he announces h/ arrival by pounding on h/ canoe

See also: bapagotoo vai

bapagwanad vii it has holes from rotting

Paired with: bapagwanani vai

bapagwanani vai s/he has holes from rotting

Paired with: bapagwanad vii

bapagwegishkaa vii it (sheet-like) has holes, gets holes (in it)

Paired with: bapagwegishkaa vai

bapagwegishkaa vai it (animate; sheet-like) has holes, gets holes (in it)

Paired with: bapagwegishkaa vii

bapakine na a grasshopper

(verb of abundance) bapakinekaa vii there are (many) grasshoppers
bapakinekaa vii there are (many) grasshoppers

bapakise vii it (something string-like) keeps parting, keeps breaking apart

bapakite'iganiwazh ni a punching bag

bapakwanagemag na [S] a red pine

[
red pine, Norway pine
; 
Pinus resinosa
]

bapakwaanaajiinh na a bat

See also: apakwaanaajiinh na

bapakwenese vii it emits quick puffs of smoke

bapangibiisaa vii rain drops fall

bapangigaa vii it is dripping, keeps dripping

Paired with: bapangigaa vai

bapangigaa vai it (animate) keeps dripping

bapangiskwe vai s/he keeps dripping blood

bapangishin vai s/he keeps falling; [pl] they fall one after another

bapasangaabi vai s/he blinks, winks repeatedly

bapasiboodoon vti2 file or plane grooves in it or in each

Paired with: bapasiboozh vta

bapasiboozh vta file or plane grooves in h/ or in each

Paired with: bapasiboodoon vti2

bapasidiye' vta spank h/

bapasidiyeshkaw vta kick h/ repeatedly in the rear

bapasikawewag vai they play the double-ball game; they play soccer

bapasininjii' vta slap, clap h/ hands

bapasininjii'amaw vta

bapasininjii'odizo vai s/he claps h/ (own) hands

bapasiingweganaam vta keep slapping h/ on the face forcefully

bapashanzhe' vta keep whipping h/

bapashkozi vai s/he, it (animate) is without fur or hair

bapashkwadowe vai it (animate) is bare of fur

bapashkwadoweshkaa vai it (animate) looses hair or fur here and there, sheds here and there

bapashkwakamigaa vii it is bare ground (cleared of vegetation)

bapashkwaa vii it is a clear area

bapawaangeni vai s/he shakes h/ wings

bapawibagizo vai s/he shakes off (as a dog when wet)

See also: bapawibani'o vai [BL]

bapawibani'o vai [BL] s/he shakes off (as a dog when wet)

See also: bapawibagizo vai

bapawii vai it (animate) shakes itself self off [e.g., a dog]

bapazigwii vai sh/e stands up and then gets down, gets up and down

bapaakwa'am vai2 s/he comes out of the woods

bapaasininjii'odiwag vai

bapidiyeni vai [BL] s/he sticks h/ butt through an opening

See also: dapidiyeni vai [MN]

bapiimojige vai s/he shoots things with an arrow or other projectile repeatedly

bapiingwa' vta keep throwing sand or ashes at h/

bapiinitam vai2 s/he doesn't heed, disobeys what s/he is told

bapiinitaw vta don't heed h/, disobey what s/he says

basadinaa vii it is a valley

basakamigaa vii there is a cleft, ditch, or gulley in the ground

basangaabi vai s/he blinks, winks

basatebizh vta shoot h/ with slingshot

basaagitawageni vai s/he perks up h/ ears

basaawiganeganaam vta

basiboodoon vti2 file or plane a groove in it

Paired with: basiboozh vta

basiboozh vta file or plane a groove in h/

Paired with: basiboodoon vti2

basidiye' vta slap h/ on the rear

basidiyeshkaw vta kick h/ in the rear

basidoone' vta slap h/ on the mouth

basikawaadan vti kick it

Paired with: basikawaazh vta

basikawaazh vta kick h/

Paired with: basikawaadan vti

basikawe vai s/he kicks something up

basikobaa vii there is a ravine or valley in the bush

basikwebizo vai s/he wears a headband

(derived noun) basikwebizon ni a headband
basikwebizon ni a headband

basinaw vta

basindibeganaam vta slap h/ on the top of h/ head

basindibe' vta slap h/ on the top of h/ head

basininjii' vta slap h/ on the hand

basitebidoon vti2 shoot it with a slingshot

Paired with: basitebizh vta

(derived noun) basitebijigan ni [BL] a slingshot
basitebijigan ni [BL] a slingshot

See also: basitenigan ni

basitebizh vta shoot h/ with a slingshot

Paired with: basitebidoon vti2

basitenazh kill h/ with a slingshot

basitenigan ni a slingshot

See also: basitebijigan ni [BL]

basiingweganaam vta slap h/ on the face with force

basiingwe' vta slap h/ on the face

baswepogozi vai it (animate) has a rich taste (as fatty food), tastes tangy

Paired with: baswepogwad vii

baswepogwad vii it has a rich taste (as fatty food), tastes tangy

See also: baswepogozi vai

baswewe vii it echoes, resounds

Paired with: baswewe 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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