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baashkizodizo vai s/he shoots h/ self

baashkizwi vta [NI] shoot h/ (with a gun)

See also: baashkiz vta

baataniinad vii there is much of it; [plural] there are many of them (inanimate)

Paired with: baataniino vai See also: baatayiinad vii

baataniino vai there is much of h/ (something animate); [plural] there are many of them (animate)

Paired with: baataniinad vii See also: baatayiino vai

baataniinowag vai they (animate) are many, are numerous; there are many of them (animate)

baatayiinad vii
  1. there is much of it
  2. [plural] they (inanimate) are many, are numerous; there are many of them (inanimate)

Paired with: baatayiino vai

baatayiinadoon vii

► baatayiinad vii

baatayiinatoon vti2 have many of them; have much of it

Paired with: baatayiino' vta

baatayiining adv tmp many times, repeatedly

baatayiino vai
  1. there is much of it (animate)
  2. [pl] they (animate) are many, are numerous; there are many of them (animate)

Paired with: baatayiinad vii

baatayiinogaade vai it (animate) has many legs

baatayiino' vta have much of h/, have many of them

Paired with: baatayiinatoon vti2

baatayiinowag vai

► baatayiino vai

baatayiinwewaan adv qnt many pairs or sets

baatayiinwewaanagad vii there are many different sets, pairs, or kinds of it

baatayiinwewidamoog vai2 many of them are heard calling or vocalizing

baataa-izhiwebiziwin ni sin

baataadiyeshin vai s/he gets h/ rear stuck somewhere

baataa' vta do something bad to h/; transgress against h/; have a serious effect on h/

baataajiishkiwese vai s/he gets stuck in mud

baataam vta tell on h/; testify against h/

(reciprocal) baataandiwag vai they witness against, tell on each other
baataandiwag vai they witness against, tell on each other

baataaninjiishin vai s/he has h/ hand or hands stuck

baataanizhikaw vta chase h/ into a corner, corner h/

baataase vai s/he gets stuck

Paired with: baataase vii

baataase vii it gets stuck

Paired with: baataase vai

baataasin vii it is stuck

Paired with: baataashin vai

baataashin vai s/he is stuck

Paired with: baataasin vii

baataawichige vai s/he does something s/he shouldn't have that can affect h/ or others

baataayaagoneshin vai s/he is stuck in the snow

baataaziwin ni sin

baate vii it is dry, dries

Paired with: baaso vai

baate- pv lex dried

baate-mashkiigimin ni a dried cranberry

baate-wiiyaas ni dried meat; smoke-dried meat

baate-zhingwaak na

baate-zhoominens na a raisin

See also: zhoominens na

baatebag ni a dry leaf

baatekamigaa vii the ground is dry

baatepin ni [BL] a potato chip

baawanadin vii it freeze dries, is freeze dried

Paired with: baawanaji vai

baawanaji vai it (animate) freeze dries, is freeze dried

Paired with: baawanadin vii

baawanajidoon vti2 freeze dry it

Paired with: baawanajim vta

baawanajim vta freeze dry it

Paired with: baawanajidoon vti2

baawitig ni rapids

(verb of being) baawitigowan vii it is a set of rapids; there are rapids
baawitigokaa vii there are (a lot of) rapids

baawitigowan vii it is a set of rapids; there are rapids

baawitigwaabo ni [BL] water from the rapids

baawitigweyaa vii the river has rapids in it

baazagobidoon vti2 scratch it

Paired with: baazagobizh vta

(detransitive) baazagobijige vai s/he scratches something
baazagobijige vai s/he scratches something

baazagobinidiwag vai they scratch at each other

baazagobinidizo vai s/he scratches h/ self

baazagobizh vta scratch h/

Paired with: baazagobidoon vti2

(reciprocal) baazagobinidiwag vai they scratch at each other (reflexive) baazagobinidizo vai s/he scratches h/ self
baazagoshin vai s/he gets scratched or scraped on something, falls and gets scratched or scraped

baazhida' vta step over h/ or it (animate)

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

baazhida'an vti step over it

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

(detransitive) baazhida'ige vai s/he steps over (thigns)
baazhida'igaade vii it is stepped over, "they" step over it

baazhida'igaazo vai s/he oor it (animate) is stepped over, "they" step over h/ or it (animate)

baazhida'ige vai s/he steps over (thigns)

baazhida'wi vta [NI] step over h/ or it (animate)

See also: baazhida' vta

baazhidaandawe vai s/he climbs over

baazhidinaw vta shoot over h/

baazhidoonese vii it goes over (the width of) the canoe

baazhiji- pv lex over the top of something

baazhijibidoon vti2 pull it over something

Paired with: baazhijibizh vta

baazhijibizh vta pull h/ over something

Paired with: baazhijibidoon vti2

baazhijidakokii vai s/he steps over something

baazhijigwaashkoni vai [NI] s/he jumps over

See also: baazhijigwaashkwani vai

baazhijigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps over

See also: baazhijigwaashkoni vai [NI]

baazhijigwaashkwanodan vti jump over it

Paired with: baazhijigwaashkwanodaw vta

baazhijigwaashkwanodaw vta jump over h/

Paired with: baazhijigwaashkwanodan vti

baazhijijiwan vii it overflows

baazhijishkan vti go over it

Paired with: baazhijishkaw vta

baazhijishkaw vta go over h/

Paired with: baazhijishkan vti

baazhijiweba' vta knock, hit h/, it (animate) over something

Paired with: baazhijiweba'an vti

baazhijiweba'an vti knock, hit it over something

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

baazhijiweba'wi vta [NI]

► baazhijiweba' vta

baazhijiwebin vta throw h/ over

Paired with: baazhijiwebinan vti

baazhijiwebinan vti throw it over

Paired with: baazhijiwebin vta

baazhijiwebishkan vti shove, kick it over

Paired with: baazhijiwebishkaw vta

baazhijiwebishkaw vta shove, kick h/, it (animate) over

Paired with: baazhijiwebishkan vti

bebakaan adv man all different

bebakaanazhigane vai s/he wears unmatched socks

bebangii adv qnt a little bit each; a little bit at a time

bebaa- pv dir going about, going around

► babaa- pv dir

bebaamaadizid na-v a tourist; a traveller

bebaamised na-v a flyer

bebesho adv loc close to one another; near together

bebezhig qnt num one-by-one, each one, individually

bebezhigooganzhii na a horse

See also: mishtadim na [BL] [RL]

bebezhigooganzhii-manoomin ni oats

bebezhigooganzhiiwigamig ni a horse barn

bebinezid bakwezhigan na-v flour

bebiikominagak ni-v a pill

bebookwaadaagimed giizis na-v March

beda'amaazo vai

bedakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles slowly

bedashkime vai s/he weaves snowshoe webbing slowly

bedawinzo vai s/he picks berries slowly

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

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