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bagamibatoo vai s/he arrives running

bagamibide vii it arrives speeding, driving, flying

Paired with: bagamibizo vai

bagamibizo vai s/he arrives speeding, driving, flying

Paired with: bagamibide vii

bagamibizonike vai s/he arrives driving

bagamibii vai s/he arrives drunk

bagamibiisaa vii rain is on the way

bagamibiisaan vii rain is on the way

See also: bagamibiisaa vii

bagamidaabaadan vti arrive dragging it

Paired with: bagamidaabaazh vta

bagamidaabaade vii it arrives, gets here pulled, pushed, or dragged (on something)

Paired with: bagamidaabaazo vai

bagamidaabaazh vta arrive dragging h/

Paired with: bagamidaabaadan vti

bagamidaabaazo vai s/he or it (animate) arrives, gets here pulled, pushed, or dragged (on something)

Paired with: bagamidaabaade vii

bagamidaabii vai s/he arrives pulling or dragging a load

bagamidaabii'iwe vai s/he arrives driving

bagamigidaazo vai s/he arrives angry, arrives mad

bagamigozi vai s/he moves in, arrives with h/ belongings

bagamijiwan vii it arrives flowing, flows in

bagamine vai s/he arrives sick

bagaminizhimo vai s/he arives in flight

bagamipon vii the snow arrives, it starts snowing

bagamise vii it arrives flying

Paired with: bagamise vai

bagamise vai s/he arrives flying

Paired with: bagamise vii

bagamishkaa vai s/he arrives paddling, arrives by boat

bagamiwane vai s/he arrives with pack

bagamiwebinan vti get it there by throwing or shoving

bagamiwidaaso vai s/he arrives carrying a load, arrives hauling freight

bagamiwidoon vti2 arrive carrying it

Paired with: bagamiwizh vta

(detransitive) bagamiwidaaso vai s/he arrives carrying a load, arrives hauling freight
bagamiwizh vta arrive carrying h/

Paired with: bagamiwidoon vti2

bagamiinowag vai they arrive in a group (a swarm, a flock, a school)

bagamose vai s/he arrives walking

bagamoode vai s/he arrives crawling

bagamoom vta arrive carrying h/ on the back

bagamoomigo vai s/he arrives on horseback

bagamoondan vti arrive carrying it on the back

Paired with: bagamoom vta

bagamwewebide vii it can be heard driving in, arriving

Paired with: bagamwewebizo vai

bagamwewebizo vai s/he can be heard driving in, arriving

Paired with: bagamwewebide vii

bagamwewetoo vai s/he arrives making noise with something

bagamwewidam vai2 s/he arrives sounding, arrives vocalizing

bagandizi vai s/he is lazy, is shiftless, is incompetent

bagaskanjige vai s/he eats making slurping noise

bagaskaadagaazii vai [BR] s/he wades splashing through the water

bagaskidiye' vta slap h/ on the rear

bagaskijii'an vti hit it making a slapping noise

bagaskimisade' vta slap h/ on the stomach making a slapping sound

bagaskindibe' vta club h/ on the head

bagaskise vii it falls and lands with a splat

bagaskise vai s/he falls and lands with a splat

Paired with: bagaskise vii

bagaskisin vii it makes a splat hitting something or falling

Paired with: bagaskishin vai

bagaskishin vai s/he makes a splat hitting something or falling

Paired with: bagaskisin vii

bagaskiingweganaam vta smack h/ on the face

bagaskiingwe' vta slap h/ on the face making a slapping sound

bagaan na a nut, a hazelnut, a peanut

bagaani-bimide ni peanut butter

bagaaniminzh na a hazelnut bush

[
American hazelnut, beaked hazelnut
; 
Corylus spp.
]

bagaanimizhiins na a hazel bush

bagesaan na a plum

[
American plum
; 
Prunus americana
]

(verb of abundance) bagesaanikaa vii there are (a lof of) plums
bagesaanaatig na a plum tree

[
American plum
; 
Prunus americana
]

bagesaani-baashkiminasigan ni plum sauce or jam

bagesaanikaa vii there are (a lof of) plums

bagesaaniminagaawanzh na a plum bush

[
American plum
; 
Prunus americana
]

bagese vai s/he plays the dish game

bagesewinaagan ni dish used in the dish game

bagida'waa vai s/he fishes (with a net), sets net

(derived noun) bagida'waawin ni setting nets
bagida'waawin ni setting nets

bagida'wewin ni fishing using a net

bagida'wewinini na a commercial net fisherman

bagidam vta release h/ from the mouth

Paired with: bagidandan vti

bagidanaamo vai s/he breathes, exhales

(derived noun) bagidanaamowin ni breathing, breath
bagidanaamochigan ni [RL] a (vehicle) muffler

bagidanaamowin ni breathing, breath

bagidandan vti let it drop from the mouth

Paired with: bagidam vta

bagidaabaan ni a setline, a trotline: a fishing line with multiple hooks set across a stretch of water

bagidaabii vai s/he fishes with a setline

(derived noun) bagidaabaan ni a setline, a trotline: a fishing line with multiple hooks set across a stretch of water
bagidaabiigin vta let h/ out on a line

Paired with: bagidaabiiginan vti

bagidaabiiginan vti let it out on a line

Paired with: bagidaabiigin vta

bagidaa'waawin ni

bagidaakwii vai s/he lets go of something held on to (something stick-like such as a railing or a handle)

bagidendan vti release it from your mind, try to forget about it, let it go (and don't think abut it)

Paired with: bagidenim vta

(detransitive) bagidenjige vai
  1. s/he releases things from h/ mind
  2. s/he holds a funeral
 (verb of undergoing) bagidenjigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is buried (by someone), "they" bury h/ or it (animate)
bagidenim vta
  1. release h/ from your mind
  2. complete mourning for h/
  3. bury h/ or it (animate)
  4. let h/ or it (animate) go (and don't think about h/ or it)

Paired with: bagidendan vti

bagidenimo vai s/he loses hope, gives up on something, lets go

bagidenjigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is buried (by someone), "they" bury h/ or it (animate)

bagidenjige vai
  1. s/he releases things from h/ mind
  2. s/he holds a funeral

bagidin vta
  1. set h/ down; offer, release h/
  2. allow h/

Paired with: bagidinan vti

bagidinamaw vta set (it) down for h/; offer, release, allow (it) to h/

bagidinan vti
  1. allow it
  2. set it down; offer, release it

Paired with: bagidin vta

(detransitive) bagidinige vai s/he sets things down; offers, releases, allows things (verb of undergoing) bagidinigaade vii it is set down, offered, released, allowed (by someone), "they" set it down; offer, release, allow it (verb of undergoing) bagidinigaazo vai s/he is set down, offered, released (by someone), "they" set h/ down; offer, release h/ (benefactive) bagidinamaw vta set (it) down for h/; offer, release, allow (it) to h/
bagidinigaade vii it is set down, offered, released, allowed (by someone), "they" set it down; offer, release, allow it

bagidinigaazo vai s/he is set down, offered, released (by someone), "they" set h/ down; offer, release h/

Paired with: bagidinigaade vii

bagidinige vai s/he sets things down; offers, releases, allows things

bagidinisaadan vti put it (wood) on a fire or in the stove

bagidinisaazh put it (animate; tree) on a fire or in the stove

Paired with: bagidinisaadan vti

bagidinise vai s/he puts wood on or in the fire

(applicative) bagidinisaadan vti put it (wood) on a fire or in the stove
bagidoom vta set h/ down off the back

Paired with: bagidoondan vti

bagidoondan vti set it down off the back

Paired with: bagidoom vta

bagijigan ni an offering, a gift

bagijige vai s/he makes an offering

bagijigan ni an offering, a gift
bagijinige vai s/he sets down a load from h/ shoulder

bagijitaa vai s/he lets loose, releases; s/he loosens up

bagijiwane vai s/he sets down h/ pack

bagijiwebin vta release h/ or it (aimate) it from hands forcefully: throw, push, shove, drop h/ or it (animate) down

Paired with: bagijiwebinan vti

bagijiwebinan vti release h/ or it (aimate) it from hands forcefully: throw, push, shove, drop h/ or it (animate) down

Paired with: bagijiwebin vta

bagijwebin vta release h/ quickly; throw h/ down quickly

Paired with: bagijwebinan vti

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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