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dangishkaage vai s/he kicks people

dangishkige vai s/he kicks things

dangishkodaadiwag vai they kick each other

dani vai s/he is rich

daniwin ni riches; property; belongings
danide vii it is cooked in a certain place

Paired with: danizo vai

danin vta hold h/ in a certain place

Paired with: daninan vti

daninamaw vta hold (it) in a certain place for h/

daninan vti hold it in a certain place

Paired with: danin vta

(benefactive) daninamaw vta hold (it) in a certain place for h/ (detransitive) daninige vai s/he holds things in a certain place (verb of undergoing) daninigaade vii it is held in a certain place (by someone), "they" hold it in a certain place
daningwaam vai [S] s/he sleeps in a certain place

See also: daningwaami vai [RL] ; daningwaamo vai [BL]

daningwaami vai [RL] s/he sleeps in a certain place

See also: daningwaam vai [S] ; daningwaamo vai [BL]

daningwaamo vai [BL] s/he sleeps in a certain place

See also: daningwaam vai [S] ; daningwaami vai [RL]

daninigaade vii it is held in a certain place (by someone), "they" hold it in a certain place

daninige vai s/he holds things in a certain place

danitan vti hear it in a certain place

Paired with: danitaw vta

danitaw vta hear h/ in a certain place

Paired with: danitan vti

danitaagozi vai s/he is heard in a certain place; h/ sound is heard coming from a certain place

Paired with: danitaagwad vii

danitaagwad vii it is heard in a certain place; its sound comes from a certain place

Paired with: danitaagozi vai

daniwin ni belongings; property; riches

daniz vta cook it (animate) in a certain place

Paired with: danizan vti

danizan vti cook it in a certain place

Paired with: daniz vta

danizekwe vai s/he cooks in a certain place

danizo vai s/he is cooked in a certain place

Paired with: danide vii

danwewe vii there is the sound of shooting (gunfire) or an explosion in a certain place

danwewebide vii it is heard driving, running, operating in a certain place

Paired with: danwewebizo vai

danwewebijige vai s/he is heard moving something (with hands or paws)

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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