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dakishin vai it (animate) cools off

Paired with: dakisin vii

dakizi vai s/he (an animate thing) is cool

Paired with: dakaa vii

dakizide vai h/ foot is chilled or cold, h/ feet are chilled or cold

dakizideshimoono vai s/he cools off his foot or feet

dakizidewaji vai s/he gets cold feet

dakizideyaabaawe vai s/he cools h/ foot or feet in water

dakiigad vii it (sheet-like) is cool

Paired with: dakiigizi vai

dakiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is cool

dakiingwe vai s/he has cold face

dakiingweyaabaawazo vai s/he cools h/ face with water

dakiiwagad vii it is cold meat

dakiiwagisin vii it (meat) cools off

dakobidamaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/

dakobidaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/

dakobide vii it is tied up, is bound

Paired with: dakobizo vai

dakobidoo vai s/he ties wild rice

dakobidoon vti2 tie, bind it

Paired with: dakobizh vta

(detransitive) dakobijige vai s/he ties, binds things (benefactive) dakobidaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/ (benefactive) dakobidamaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) dakobijigaade vii it is tied, bound (by someone) (verb of undergoing) dakobijigaazo vai
  1. s/he is tied, bound (by someone)
  2. s/he is wrapped for burial
 (derived noun) dakobijigan ni tied wild rice
dakobijigan ni tied wild rice

dakobijigaade vii it is tied, bound (by someone)

Paired with: dakobijigaazo vai

dakobijigaazo vai
  1. s/he is tied, bound (by someone)
  2. s/he is wrapped for burial

Paired with: dakobijigaade vii

dakobijige vai s/he ties, binds things

dakobinaawaso vai s/he has a baby in a cradle board

dakobinaawaswaan na a baby in a cradle board
dakobinaawaswaan na a baby in a cradle board

dakobizh vta tie h/ up, bind h/

Paired with: dakobidoon vti2

dakobizo vai
  1. s/he is tied up, is bound
  2. s/he is in a cradle board

Paired with: dakobide vii

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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