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bimidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) along

bimidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives along

bimidaakobijigan ni a crosspiece

bimidaakon vta put, hold h/ crosswise

Paired with: bimidaakonan vti

bimidaakonan vti put, hold it crosswise

Paired with: bimidaakon vta

bimidaakosidoon vti2 lay it crosswise (as something stick-like)

Paired with: bimidaakoshim vta

bimidaakosin vii it lies crosswise (as something stick-like)

Paired with: bimidaakoshin vai

bimidaakoshim vta lay h/ crosswise (as something stick-like)

Paired with: bimidaakosidoon vti2

bimidaakoshin vai s/he lies crosswise (as something stick-like)

Paired with: bimidaakosin vii

bimidaanimad vii it wind blows across, there is a crosswind

bimidaanimakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles with a crosswind

bimidaasin vii it is blown sideways (by the wind); sails, soars sideways

Paired with: bimidaashi vai

bimidaashi vai s/he is blown sideways (by the wind); sails, soars sideways

Paired with: bimidaasin vii

bimide ni grease, oil, lard

(verb of being) bimidewan vii it is greasy (verb of being) bimidewi vai s/he or it (animate) is greasy (verb of making) bimideke vai s/he makes grease, renders grease
(derived noun) bimidekaan ni processed grease
bimidekaan ni processed grease

bimideke vai s/he makes grease, renders grease

bimidewan vii it is greasy

Paired with: bimidewi vai

bimidewaagamin vii it (a liquid) is greasy

bimidewi vai s/he or it (animate) is greasy

bimidewiganagad vii it is a greasy bone

bimidewiingwe vai s/he has an oily face

bimidikweni vai s/he turns h/ head sideways

bimidikweshin vai s/he lies with head to the side

bimigidaazo vai s/he goes along angry, goes along mad

bimigwaadan vti sew it along

bimijaagaakwad ni [RL] a hoe

bimijibatoo vai s/he runs sideways

bimijibizo vai s/he slides across the road driving

bimijigaabawi vai s/he stands sideways

bimijigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps sideways

bimijijiwan vii it flows sideways, flows crosswise

bimijisidoon vti2 put it crosswise

bimijisin vii it lies crosswise

Paired with: bimijishin vai

bimijishimo vai s/he dances sideways

bimijishin vai s/he lies crosswise

Paired with: bimijisin vii

bimijiwan vii it flows along

bimikawaan ni a footprint, a track

bimikawe vai s/he leaves tracks going along

(derived noun) bimikawaan ni a footprint, a track (derived noun) bimikawewin ni a footprint, a track
bimikawewin ni a footprint, a track

bimikwaan na a gunwhale

biminigaadan vti carry it along on the shoulder

Paired with: biminigaazh vta

biminigaazh vta carry h/ along on the shoulder

Paired with: biminigaadan vti

biminige vai s/he carries something along on the shoulder

(applicative) biminigaadan vti carry it along on the shoulder (applicative) biminigaazh vta carry h/ along on the shoulder
biminizha' vta follow h/ or it (animate) along; pursue h/ or it (animate), go along pursuing h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: biminizha'an vti See also: biminizha'wi vta

biminizha'amaw vta follow or pursue (it) for h/

biminizha'amaage vai s/he chases or pursues something for someone

biminizha'an vti follow it along, pursue it

Paired with: biminizha' vta

(benefactive) biminizha'amaw vta follow or pursue (it) for h/
(detransitive) biminizha'amaage vai s/he chases or pursues something for someone
(detransitive) biminizha'ige vai s/he follows something along, pursues something
biminizha'ige vai s/he follows something along, pursues something

biminizha'wi vta

See also: biminizha' vta

biminizhikaw vta send, chase h/ along

(detransitive) biminizhikaage vai s/he chases, follows people along
biminizhikaage vai s/he chases, follows people along

biminizhimo vai s/he runs along in flight

bimipon vii snow goes along

bimise vai s/he flies along

Paired with: bimise vii

bimise vii it flies along

Paired with: bimise vai

bimishimo vai s/he dances along

bimishkaa vai s/he paddles along, goes along by boat

bimitigweyaa vii it (a river or stream) flows along, flows by

bimiwanaan ni a pack; a backpack; a bundle

bimiwanaatig ni a stick used for carrying something over the shoulder

bimiwane vai s/he carries a pack along

See also: bimiwanen vai + o

(derived noun) bimiwanaan ni a bundle; a pack; a backpack
bimiwanen vai + o carry it (a pack) along; carry it along as a packload

bimiwanetamaw vta carry it in a pack for h/, pack it along for h/

bimiwidamaw vta carry (it) along for h/

See also: bimiwidaw vta

bimiwidamaage vai s/he carries it along for others

bimiwidaw vta carry (it) along for h/

See also: bimiwidamaw vta

bimiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load along, hauls freight along

bimiwidoon vti2 carry, take it along

Paired with: bimiwizh vta

(benefactive) bimiwidaw vta carry (it) along for h/ (benefactive) bimiwidamaw vta carry (it) along for h/
(detransitive) bimiwidamaage vai s/he carries it along for others
(detransitive) bimiwijige vai s/he carries things along; she is pregnant (detransitive) bimiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load along, hauls freight along (verb of undergoing) bimiwijigaade vii it is carried along (by someone), "they" carry it along (verb of undergoing) bimiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried along (by someone), "they" carry h/ along
bimiwijigaade vii it is carried along (by someone), "they" carry it along

bimiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried along (by someone), "they" carry h/ along

bimiwijige vai she is pregnant; s/he carries things along

bimiwizh vta carry, take h/ along

Paired with: bimiwidoon vti2

bimiwizhiwe vai s/he takes people along; s/he drives people along (as in a bus or taxi)
bimiwizhiwe vai s/he drives people along (as in a bus or taxi); s/he takes people along

bimiwizhiwewidaabaan na [BL] a taxi

bimiwizhiwewigamig ni a taxi stand

bimiwizhiwewinini na a taxi driver; a chauffeur

bimo vta [MN] shoot h/ with an arrow or other projectile

Paired with: bimodan vti See also: bimwi vta [NI]

bimodan vti shoot it with an arrow or other projectile

Paired with: bimo vta [MN]

(detransitive) bimojige vai s/he shoots things with an arrow or other projectile
(derived noun) bimojigan ni [S] a slingshot
bimojigan ni [S] a slingshot

See also: basitebijigan ni [BL] ; basitenigan ni

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

bimose vai s/he walks along or by, travels along or by on foot

bimose' vta make or let h/ walk along

bimoode vai s/he crawls along

bimoodebatoo vai s/he crawls along fast

bimoom vta carry h/ along on the back

Paired with: bimoondan vti

bimoomaawaso vai s/he carries a baby along on h/ back

(derived noun) bimoomaawaswaan na baby carried on one's back
bimoomaawaswaan na baby carried on one's back

bimoomigo vai s/he rides along on horseback

bimoomigoo-apabiwin ni a saddle

bimoondan vti carry it along on the back

Paired with: bimoom vta

(derived noun) bimoonjigan na [RL] a dance bustle (derived noun) bimoonjigan ni a pack frame
bimoonjigan ni a pack frame

bimoonjigan na [RL] a dance bustle

bimwaagona' vta hit h/ with snow

bimwaagone'igaagen vai + o use (it) to hit someone with snow

bimwaagone'iwe vai s/he hits people with snow, throws snow at people

bimweshkidiwin ni loose watery animal dropping

bimweweba'idiwag vai they are heard running along together

bimwewebatoo vai s/he is heard running along

bimwewebide vii it is heard speeding, driving along

Paired with: bimwewebizo vai

bimwewebizo vai s/he is heard speeding, driving along

Paired with: bimwewebide vii

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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