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bimweweyaandawe vai s/he is heard climbing along

bimweweyaanimad vii the wind is heard blowing, heard going along

bimweweyaashi vai s/he is heard flying, soaring, sailing by

bimwewidam vai2 s/he goes by sounding (esp. of Thunderers)

bimwi vta [NI] shoot or hit h/ with an arrow or other projectile

See also: bimo vta [MN]

binadowe vai s/he loses fur, sheds

bina' vta take h/ or it (animate) down

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

bina'amaw vta take (it) down for h/

bina'an vti take it down

Paired with: bina' vta

(benefactive) bina'amaw vta take (it) down for h/ (detransitive) bina'ige vai s/he takes things down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaade vii it is taken down (by someone), "they" take it down (verb of undergoing) bina'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken down (by someone), "they" take h/ or it (animate) down
bina'igaade vii it is taken down (by someone), "they" take it down

bina'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken down (by someone), "they" take h/ or it (animate) down

bina'ige vai s/he takes things down

bina'wi vta [NI] take h/ or it (animate) down

Paired with: bina'an vti See also: bina' vta

binakwii-giizis na October

binangwapide vii it is tied loosely

Paired with: binangwapizo vai

binangwapidoon vti2 tie it loosely

Paired with: binangwapizh vta

binangwapizh vta tie h/ loosely

Paired with: binangwapidoon vti2

binangwapizo vai s/he is tied loosely

Paired with: binangwapide vii

binangwaabiigad vii it (string-like) is slack

See also: banangwaabiigad vii [BL]

binaabaawe vai it (animate) is pushed or dragged down by the rain or a flood

Paired with: binaabaawe vii

binaabaawe vii it is pushed or dragged down by the rain or a flood

Paired with: binaabaawe vai

binaabide vai h/ tooth falls out, teeth fall out; s/he loses a tooth or teeth

binaabigwanii vii its flower falls

binaabigwaniiyaasin vii its flower blows down

binaabigwaniiyaashi vai its (animate) flower blows down

binaagone vii it is pushed down or caved in by the snow

Paired with: binaagone vai

binaagone vai it (animate) is pushed down or caved in by the snow

Paired with: binaagone vii

binaagone'an vti get snow down off it (using something)

binaagonese vai it (animate) has snow falling off it

binaagoneyaasin vii it has snow blowing down off it

binaagoneyaashi vai s/he, it (animate) has snow blown down off h/, it

binaakwaan ni a comb

binaakwaanibijigan ni [BL] a rake

binaakwe-giizis na October

binaakwe' vta comb h/

(reflexive) binaakwe'odizo vai s/he combs h/ (own) hair
binaakwe'an vti comb, rake it

(detransitive) binaakwe'ige vai s/he rakes things (derived noun) binaakwe'igan ni a rake
binaakwe'igan ni a rake

binaakwe'ige vai s/he rakes things

binaakwe'o vai s/he combs h/ (own) hair

binaakwe'odizo vai s/he combs h/ (own) hair

binaakwe'wi vta

► binaakwe' vta

binaakwii vai it (a tree) has its leaves fall

binaakwii vii it has its leaves fall

binaakwii-giizis na October

binaakwiiwi-giizis na [BL] October

binaandawe vai s/he comes down from climbing something

binaandawese vai s/he slips and falls down climbing on something or crossing a bridge

binaanikwe vai h/ hair falls out; h/ loses some hair

binaasin vii it is blown down off something (by the wind)

Paired with: binaashi vai

binaashi vai s/he is blown down off something

Paired with: binaasin vii

binda'am vai2 s/he is caught in the net

bine na a partridge; a ruffled grouse

[
ruffed grouse
; 
Bonasa umbellus
]

See also: goshkongesi na

bine-baashkizigan ni [NI] a 410 gauge shotgun

binesi na
  1. a bird of a large species; a raptor (a hawk or eagle)
  2. a thunderbird

binesiwi-miikana ni the Milky Way

bineshiinh na a bird

bineshiinhwayaan na a bird skin

bineshiinhwi-waakaa'iganens ni

bineshiinhwigamigoons ni a small bird house

binewi-wiiyaas ni partidge meat

binewidis ni a grouse (partridge) crop

binewigwan na a partridge feather

bingoshens na [S] a gnat

bingwa' vta throw sand or ashes at h/

bingwa'an vti throw sand or ashes at it

Paired with: bingwa' vta

bingwa'wi vta

► bingwa' vta

bingwaashaagidi vai [BL] s/he is naked

bingwaashaagidoongwaamo vai [NI] s/he sleeps naked

bingwaashaagidooshimo vai s/he dances naked, does a striptease dance

bingwi ni ashes; sand

(verb of abundance) bingwiikaa vii there is (a lot of) sand, is (a lot of) ashes
bingwii-miikana ni a gravel road

bingwiikaa vii there is (a lot of) sand, is (a lot of) ashes

bingwiiwakamigaa vii [ML] it is sandy ground

bingwiiwan vii it has sand or ashes on it

Paired with: bingwiiwi vai

bingwiiwaamikaa vii there is a sandy bottom

bingwiiwi vai s/he has ashes on h/ self

Paired with: bingwiiwan vii

binibagaabaawe vii

binibidoon vti2 pull or push it down (from its position above)

Paired with: binibizh vta

binibizh vta pull or push h down (from h/ position above)

Paired with: binibidoon vti2

binigwane vai s/he (a bird) drops feathers, moults

binigwaashkoni vai [BL] s/he jumps down off something

See also: binigwaashkwani vai

binigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps down off something

See also: binigwaashkoni vai [BL]

biningwaam vai [S] s/he falls off wherever s/he is sleeping, falls out of bed in h/ sleep

See also: biningwaamo vai [BL]

biningwaamo vai [BL] s/he falls off wherever s/he is sleeping, falls out of bed in h/ sleep

See also: biningwaam vai [S]

binishkaw vta knock h/ down from above (with body or foot)

biniweba' vta knock h/ down from above (using something); shoot h/ down from above

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

biniweba'an vti knock it down from above (using something)

Paired with: biniweba' vta

biniweba'wi vta [NI] knock h/ down from above (using something); shoot h/ down from above

Paired with: biniweba'an vti See also: biniweba' vta

biniwebam vta knock h/ or it (animate) down with mouth, bite h/ or it( animate) so h/ or it comes down

Paired with: biniwebandan vti

biniwebandan vti knock it down with mouth, bite it so it comes down

Paired with: biniwebam vta

biniwebaasin vii it is blown down from above

Paired with: biniwebaashi vai

biniwebaashi vai s/he soars down from above, is blown down from above

Paired with: biniwebaasin vii

biniwebishkan vti knock it down from its position above (with force by body or foot)

Paired with: biniwebishkaw vta

biniwebishkaw vta knock h/ down from h/ position above (with force by body or foot)

Paired with: biniwebishkan vti

biniwine vai s/he sheds h/ antlers

binzini vai s/he has something in h/ eye

bipakoombens ni [ML] a cucumber

See also: zhiiwi-bipakoombens ni [ML]

bisigadanaaboo ni dumpling soup

bisikan vti bump it by accident; hit it in an accident

bisikaw vta body check h/; bump h/ (with foot or body) by accident; hit h/ in an accident

Paired with: bisikan vti

(detransitive) bisikaage vai s/he bumps into, collides with (someone) (reciprocal) bisikodaadiwag vai they bump into, collide with each other

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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