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bakidaabiigisin vii it (string-like) lies draped over something

Paired with: bakidaabiigishin vai

bakidaabiigishim vta lay it (animate; string-like) across the top of something

Paired with: bakidaabiigisidoon vti2

bakidaabiigishin vai it (animate; string-like) lies draped over something

Paired with: bakidaabiigisin vii

bakidisiizh vta cut h/ umbilcal cord

bakidisiizhige vai s/he cuts the umbilical cord

bakijijiwan vii it flows over something

bakijise vii it slips over the top, goes over the top of something by itself

bakijisidoon vti2 put it across the top of something

Paired with: bakijishim vta

bakijisin vii it lies across the top of something

Paired with: bakijishin vai

bakijishim vta put h/ over across the top of something

Paired with: bakijisidoon vti2

bakijishin vai s/he lies across the top of something

Paired with: bakijisin vii

bakinasabii vai s/he takes the net out of water, lifts the net, breaks the net

bakinaw vta win over h/, beat h/ (in a contest or game)

(detransitive) bakinaage vai s/he wins over people, beats people (in a contest or game)
(derived noun) bakinaagewin ni winnings, jackpot
bakinaage vai s/he wins over people, beats people (in a contest or game)

bakinaagewin ni winnings, jackpot

bakise vai it (animate; string-like) snaps, parts

Paired with: bakise vii

bakise vii it (string-like) snaps, parts

Paired with: bakise vai

bakishkan vti snap it (something string-like) off (with foot or body)

Paired with: bakishkaw vta

bakishkaw vta snap h/ (something string-like) off (with foot or body)

Paired with: bakishkan vti

bakishkoode vii it (string) breaks, snaps (from weight or pressure)

Paired with: bakishkoozo vai

bakishkoodoon vti2 break, snap it (string) (by weight or pressure)

Paired with: bakishkoozh vta

bakishkoozh vta break, snap h/ (string) (by weight or pressure)

Paired with: bakishkoodoon vti2

bakishkoozo vai s/he (string) breaks, snaps (from weight or pressure)

Paired with: bakishkoode vii

bakitebii'igan ni a typewriter, a computer

bakitebii'ige vai s/he types

bakite' vta hit, strike h/

Paired with: bakite'an vti

(reciprocal) bakite'odiwag vai they hit, strike each other
bakite'an vti hit, strike it

Paired with: bakite' vta

(detransitive) bakite'ige vai s/he hits, strikes things (verb of undergoing) bakite'igaade vii it is hit, struck (by someone), "they" hit, strike it (verb of undergoing) bakite'igaazo vai s/he is hit, struck (by someone), "they" hit, strike h/ (derived noun) bakite'igan ni a hammer
(derived noun) bakite'igaans ni a hand hammer
bakite'igan ni a hammer

bakite'iganaak ni a hammer handle

bakite'igaade vii it is hit, struck (by someone), "they" hit, strike it

Paired with: bakite'igaazo vai

bakite'igaagen vai + o s/he use (it) to hit with

bakite'igaans ni a hand hammer

bakite'igaazo vai s/he is hit, struck (by someone), "they" hit, strike h/

Paired with: bakite'igaade vii

bakite'ige vai s/he hits, strikes things

bakite'odiwag vai they hit, strike each other

bakitejii'iganaak ni a baseball bat

bakitejii'ige vai s/he plays baseball

See also: bagitejii'ige vai [N]

bagitejii'ige vai [N] s/he plays baseball
(derived noun) bakitejii'igewin ni the game of baseball, playing baseball
bakitejii'igewi-minjikaawan na [BL] a baseball mitt

bakitejii'igewi-wiiwakwaan ni [BL] a baseball cap

bakitejii'igewin ni the game of baseball, playing baseball

bakitejii'igewinini na a baseball player; a batter

See also: bagitejii'igewinini na [N]

bakiteshin vai s/he trips and falls, falls down hard

bakiteshkan vti bump, knock it [with body or foot]

bakiteyaakwa' vta hit h/ (something stick-like), hit h/ with a stick

bakiteyaashkaa vii waves hit against something

bakiwanii'igane vai s/he pulls all h/ traps out

bakizh vta snip h/ (something string-like) off

Paired with: bakizhan vti

bakizhamaw vta cut (something string-like) off or through for h/, snip (something string-like) off for h/

bakizhan vti cut it (string-like) off or through; snip it (string-like) off

Paired with: bakizh vta

bakiiwii vai s/he strains h/ muscles

bakobii vai s/he goes into the water

bakobii- pv lex

bakobiiba'idiwag vai they run into the water together

bakobiiba'iwe vai s/he flees running into the water

bakobiibatoo vai s/he runs into the water

bakobiibide vii it falls, drives, plunges into the water

Paired with: bakobiibizo vai

bakobiibizo vai s/he falls, drives, plunges into the water

Paired with: bakobiibide vii

bakobiidakokii vai s/he steps into the water

bakobiidaabaadan vti drag it into the water

Paired with: bakobiidaabaazh vta

bakobiidaabaazh vta drag h/ into the water

Paired with: bakobiidaabaadan vti

bakobiidaabii vai s/he drags a load into water, drags a sled into the water

bakobiidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives into the water

bakobiigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps into the water

bakobii' vta put h/ into the water (using something)

Paired with: bakobii'an vti

bakobii'an vti put it into the water (using something)

Paired with: bakobii' vta

(verb of undergoing) bakobii'igaade vii it is put in the water (by someone), "they" put it in the water (verb of undergoing) bakobii'igaazo vai it (animate) is put in the water (by someone), "they" put it (animate) in the water
bakobii'igaade vii it is put in the water (by someone), "they" put it in the water

bakobii'igaazo vai it (animate) is put in the water (by someone), "they" put it (animate) in the water

bakobii'wi vta [NI]

► bakobii' vta

bakobiikawe vai s/he leaves tracks going into water

bakobiimon vii it (road or trail) leads into the water

bakobiin vta put h/ in the water

See also: bakobiinan vti

bakobiinan vti put it in the water, launch it

Paired with: bakobiin vta

bakobiinaazha' vta tell h/ to go into the water

bakobiininjiini vai s/he puts h/ hand in the water

bakobiinizha' vta drive, chase h/ into the water

bakobiinizhikaw vta drive, chase h/ into the water

bakobiise vii it falls, flies into the water

Paired with: bakobiise vai

bakobiise vai s/he falls, flies into the water

Paired with: bakobiise vii

bakobiiwebin vta throw h/ into the water

Paired with: bakobiiwebinan vti

bakobiiwebinan vti throw it into the water

Paired with: bakobiiwebin vta

(detransitive) bakobiiwebinige vai s/he throws (things) into the water (verb of undergoing) bakobiiwebinigaade vii it is thrown into the water (by someone), "they" throw it into the water (verb of undergoing) bakobiiwebinigaazo vai s/he is thrown into the water (by someone), "they" throw h/ into the water
bakobiiwebinigaade vii it is thrown into the water (by someone), "they" throw it into the water

bakobiiwebinigaazo vai s/he is thrown into the water (by someone), "they" throw h/ into the water

bakobiiwebinige vai s/he throws (things) into the water

bakobiiwebishkan vti kick, shove it into the water (with foot or body)

Paired with: bakobiiwebishkaw vta

bakobiiwebishkaw vta kick, shove h/ into the water (with foot or body)

Paired with: bakobiiwebishkan vti

bakobiiyaabiigamon vii it (string-like) leads into the water

bakobiiyaaboono vai s/he slides into the water

bakobiiyaaboozo vai [BG] [BL] [BR] s/he or it (animate) slips or slides into the water

bakobiiyaasin vii it is blown into the water

Paired with: bakobiiyaashi vai

bakobiiyaashi vai s/he or it (animate) is blown into the water (by the wind)

Paired with: bakobiiyaasin vii

bakobiiyezisin vii it leaves a trail or marks going into the water

bakobiizideni vai s/he puts h/ foot in the water

bakon vta skin it (animate)

Paired with: bakonan vti

bakonamaw vta skin (it) for h/

bakonamaagen vai skin (it) for someone

bakonamikwe vai s/he skins beaver

bakonan vti skin it

Paired with: bakon vta

(detransitive) bakonige vai s/he skins things
bakonazhashkwe vai s/he skins muskrat

bakonaaboozwe vai s/he skins rabbit

bakonaakigwe vai s/he skins otter

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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