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biindigeyaanimizi vai s/he comes inside in fear

biindigeyaapi vai s/he enters, goes inside, come inside laughing

biindigeyaasin vii it is blown inside (by the wind)

Paired with: biindigeyaashi vai

biindigeyaashi vai it (animate) is blown inside

Paired with: biindigeyaasin vii

biindigeyaawadaaso vai s/he hauls household goods in

biindigeyaawangishkige vai s/he tracks sand inside

biindigeyaawanidiwag vai they enter, go inside as a group

biindigeyoode vai s/he crawls inside

biindigeyoom vta carry h/ inside on the back

biindikomaan ni a knife sheath or case

biindikweni vai s/he sticks h/ head in

biindoode vai s/he crawls in

biindoonag adv loc in a canoe, boat

biindooneganaandan vti hit it into a boat

biindoone' vta put h/ inside a boat

Paired with: biindoone'an vti

biindoone'an vti put it inside a boat

Paired with: biindoone' vta

biindoone'wi vta [NI]

► biindoone' vta

biindoonetaa vai s/he ducks down into the canoe or boat

biindooneweba'an vti knock it into the boat (using something), thresh it (wild rice) into the boat

Paired with: biindooneweba'wi vta

biindooneweba'wi vta knock h/ into the boat (using something),

Paired with: biindooneweba'an vti

biindooneyaashkaa vii the waves come into the canoe or boat

biindwewesijigan ni a microphone

biingeji vai s/he feels cold

biingeyendam vai2 s/he has something on h/ mind; s/he worries

biini- pv lex clean, pure

biinichigaade vii it is cleaned (by someone), "they" clean it

biinichigaazo vai s/he is cleaned (by someone), "they" clean h/

Paired with: biinichigaade vii

biinichige vai s/he cleans things

biinichigewikwe na a cleaner (female); a janitor (female)

biinichigewinini na a cleaner; a janitor

biinidoon vai [ML] s/he has a clean mouth

See also: biinidoone vai [N]

biinidoone vai [N] s/he has a clean mouth

See also: biinidoon vai [ML]

biiniganzhii vai s/he has a clean nail or clean nails

biini' vta clean h/

Paired with: biinitoon vti2

biinijaane vai s/he has clean nose; h/ nose is clean

biinimaagozi vai s/he smells clean

Paired with: biinimaagwad vii

biinimaagwad vii it smells clean

Paired with: biinimaagozi vai

biininaagozi vai s/he looks clean

Paired with: biininaagwad vii

biininaagwad vii it looks clean

Paired with: biininaagozi vai

biininike vai s/he has a clean arm or clean arms

biinininjii vai s/he has a clean hand

biinisaga'ige vai s/he cleans the floor

biinisagaa vii it (floor or wall) is clean

biinisanowe vai s/he has a numb cheek or numb cheeks

biinisaa vii it is plain, bland, numb, flavorless, without sensation

Paired with: biinisizi vai

biinisaagamin vii it (a liquid) is tasteless, is insipid

biinisidaamikane vai s/he has a numb chin or jaw

biinisidiye vai s/he has a numb rear

biinisidoon vai [S] s/he has numb lips

See also: biinisidoone vai [N]

biinisidoone vai [N] s/he has numb lips

See also: biinisidoon vai [S]

biinisigaade vai s/he has a numb leg or numb legs

biinisimaagozi vai s/he smells bland

Paired with: biinisimaagwad vii

biinisimaagwad vii it smells bland

Paired with: biinisimaagozi vai

biinisinike vai s/he has a numb arm or numb arms

biinisininjii vai s/he has a numb hand or numb hands

biinisipogozi vai it (animate) is tasteless

Paired with: biinisipogwad vii

biinisipogwad vii it is tasteless

Paired with: biinisipogozi vai

biinisitawage vai s/he has a numb ear or numb ears

biinisizekwe vai h/ cooking is bland, is unflavored

biinisizi vai it (animate) is plain, bland, numb, flavorless, without sensation

Paired with: biinisaa vii

biinisizide vai s/he has numb foot or numb feet

biinisiingwe vai s/he has a numb face

biinish adv gram until; up to

biinitamaw vta clean (it) for h/

biinitaw vta clean (it) for h/

biinitawage vai s/he has a clean ear or clean ears

biinitoon vti2 clean it

Paired with: biini' vta

(verb of undergoing) biinichigaade vii it is cleaned (by someone), "they" clean it (verb of undergoing) biinichigaazo vai s/he is cleaned (by someone), "they" clean h/ (detransitive) biinichige vai s/he cleans things (benefactive) biinitamaw vta clean (it) for h/ (benefactive) biinitaw vta clean (it) for h/
biinizi vai s/he or it (animate) is clean

Paired with: biinad vii

biinizide vai s/he has a clean foot or clean feet

biinizikaa adv man for no reason; spontaneously; suddenly

biiniigad vii it (sheet-like) is clean

Paired with: biiniigizi vai

biiniigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is clean

Paired with: biiniigad vii

biiniingwe vai s/he has a clean face

biinjaya'ii adv loc inside it

See also: biinjayi'ii adv loc

biinjayi'ii adv loc inside it

See also: biinjaya'ii adv loc

biinjaabibinidizo vai s/he pokes h/ self in the eye

biinjaabibizh vta poke h/ in the eye

(reflexive) biinjaabibinidizo vai s/he pokes h/ self in the eye
biinjaabishin vai s/he gets poked in the eye by something

biinji- pv lex inside, indoors

biinji-abinaas adv loc

biinji-gizhaabikizigan adv loc in the stove, in the oven

biinji-waazh adv loc in a den, cave, lair, or burrow

biinji-wiigiwaam adv loc inside the wigwam

biinji-wiish adv loc inside a beaver or muskrat lodge

biinjibadoon vti2 put liquid in it

biinjibide vii it drives, speeds, flies, falls in

Paired with: biinjibizo vai

biinjibizo vai s/he speeds, drives, flies, falls in

Paired with: biinjibide vii

biinjiboonaagan na a fish trap

biinjidakokaadan vti

biinjidaw adv loc into a river or bay from a lake, in a river or bay inland from a lake

biinjidawa'o vai s/he enters a river or bay from a lake in a boat

biinjidawakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles into a river or a bay from a lake

biinjidawaa vii it is an outlet

biinjidawaanimad vii the wind blows into river or bay from a lake

biinjidaabaan adv loc in a car

biinjidenaniweni vai s/he sticks h/ tongue into something

biinjidenigomeshin vai s/he gets poked in the nose by something

biinjidiyeni vai s/he sticks h/ butt into something

biinjidoon adv loc inside the mouth

biinjigoneweshin vai s/he gets poked in the mouth by something

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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