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gibitawagenidizo vai s/he covers h/ (own) ears, blocks h/ (own) ears

gibitaada'e vai s/he stops skating

gibitaanagidoone vai s/he stops talking; s/he stops gabbing

gibitaanimad vii the wind stops, dies down

gibitose vai s/he stops walking

gibitoode vai s/he stops crawling

gibitwewebizo vai it (animate) is heard to stop running or operating

gibiiga'an vti close, shut it (as something sheet-like: a curtain, drapes, cloth partition)

(derived noun) gibiiga'igan ni a curtain, drapes (verb of undergoing) gibiiga'igaade vii it (sheet-like) is closed, is shut (by someone), "they" close, shut it (sheet-like)
gibiiga'igan ni a curtain, drapes

gibiiga'iganiigin ni a window shade

gibiiga'igaade vii it (sheet-like) is closed, is shut (by someone), "they" close, shut it (sheet-like)

gibiiga'ige vai s/he closes the curtain or blinds

gibiingwepinidizo vai s/he blindfolds h/ self

gibiingwepizh vta blindfold h/

gibiingwepizo vai s/he is blindfolded

gibiingwepizon ni a blindfold

gibodoonh na [S] a button

gibogwaadan vti sew it shut

Paired with: gibogwaazh vta

gibogwaade vii it is sewn shut

Paired with: gibogwaazo vai

gibogwaazh vta sew it (animate) shut

Paired with: gibogwaadan vti

gibogwaazo vai it (animate) is sewn shut

Paired with: gibogwaade vii

giboj pc disc dummy; stupid

gibokiwasan vti glue it shut; tape it shut

(verb of undergoing) gibokiwasigaade vii it is glued shut (by someone), "they" glue it shut (verb of undergoing) gibokiwasigaazo vai s/he is glued shut (by someone), "they" glue it shut
gibokiwasigaade vii it is glued shut (by someone), "they" glue it shut

gibokiwasigaazo vai s/he is glued shut (by someone), "they" glue it shut

gibokiwaswi vta [NI] glue it (animate) shut; tape it (animate) shut

Paired with: gibokiwasan vti

gibokobaa vii it is blocked with brush, is overgrown with brush

giboz vta cook it (animate) in the oven, bake it (animate)

Paired with: gibozan vti See also: gibozwi vta [NI]

gibozan vti cook it in the oven; bake it

Paired with: giboz vta

(detransitive) gibozige vai s/he bakes things; s/he roasts things in the oven (derived noun) gibozigan ni something put into the oven; a roasting pan (derived noun) gibozigan na bread baked in the oven, yeast bread
gibozhaazo vai s/he pees in h/ clothes

gibozigan ni something put into the oven; a roasting pan

gibozigan na bread baked in the oven, yeast bread

giboziganaabik ni a roasting pan

gibozige vai s/he bakes things; s/he roasts things in the oven

gibozigwadin vii it is frozen shut

Paired with: gibozigwaji vai

gibozigwaji vai s/he is frozen in

Paired with: gibozigwadin vii

gibozo vai it (animate) cooks in the oven, bakes

gibozwi vta [NI] cook it (animate) in the oven, bake it (animate)

Paired with: gibozan vti See also: giboz vta

giboobidoon vti2 pull it shut; zip it up

Paired with: giboobizh vta

(derived noun) giboobijigan ni something used to pull things shut: a drawstring, a zipper
giboobijigan ni something used to pull things shut: a drawstring, a zipper

giboobijiganeyaab ni a drawstring

giboobizh vta pull h/ shut

Paired with: giboobidoon vti2

giboodiyegwaazon na [ML] (a pair of) pants

See also: giboodiyegwaazon ni [N]

giboodiyegwaazon ni [N] (a pair of) pants

See also: giboodiyegwaazon na [ML]

giboogwaadan vti sew it shut

Paired with: giboogwaazh vta

giboogwaazh vta sew h/ shut

Paired with: giboogwaadan vti

gibwanaabaawe vai s/he drowns

gibwanaamode vii it is full of smoke

Paired with: gibwanaamozo vai

gibwanaamoz vta smoke h/ out

gibwanaamozo vai s/he suffocates from smoke

Paired with: gibwanaamode vii

gibwashkosiwagaa vii it is blocked with grass, is overgrown with grass

gibwaabaso vai s/he is trapped the smoke, blocked by the smoke

gibwaakizo vai s/he is blocked by fire

gibwaakwaa vii it is blocked with trees, is overgrown with trees

gibwaam nid your thigh (back of thigh)

gichi- pv lex very, quite; big; great

See also: chi- pv lex

gichi-agosimaan na a pumpkin

gichi-ajina adv tmp in a very short while, in a very little while

gichi-anama'e-giizhigad vii it is Christmas

gichi-anishinaabe na an elder; a mature person

(verb of being) gichi-anishinaabewi vai s/he is a mature person, is an elder
(derived noun) gichi-anishinaabewiwin ni senior citizen status; elderhood
gichi-anishinaabewi vai s/he is a mature person, is an elder

gichi-anishinaabewiwin ni elderhood; senior citizen status

gichi-aniibiish ni a cabbage

gichi-apiitendaagozi vai s/he is highly respected, is valuable, is important

Paired with: gichi-apiitendaagwad vii

gichi-apiitendaagwad vii it is highly respected, is valuable, is important

Paired with: gichi-apiitendaagozi vai

gichi-aya'aa na an adult, an elder

(verb of being) gichi-aya'aawi vai s/he is of a mature age, is an adult, is an elder
gichi-aya'aawi vai s/he is of a mature age, is an adult, is an elder

gichi-aya'aawinaagozi vai s/he looks like an old person

gichi-aya'aawiwin ni advanced maturity: adulthood, elderhood

gichi-badaka'igan ni a roasting fork

gichi-baapi vai s/he laughs out loud, has a big laugh

gichi-besho adv loc very close, a short distance

gichi-bine na [RL] a turkey

[
wild turkey
; 
Meleagris gallopavo
]

gichi-biima'igan ni [BL] a wrench

gichi-desinaagan ni a platter

gichi-dibaakonigewinini na a judge (especially one of a higher court)

gichi-doodooshaabo ni [BL] cheese

gichi-emikwaan ni a ladle

gichi-emikwaanens ni [BL] a tablespoon

gichi-enigok adv deg really hard or intensely; with great effort, force, or speed

gichi-gibaakwa'odiiwigamig ni a penitentiary, a state or federal prison

gichi-gigizheb adv tmp early in the morning

gichi-gikinoo'amaagewikwe na a school superintendent (female)

gichi-gikinoo'amaagewinini na a school superintendent (male)

gichi-gizhizo vai s/he has pneumonia

gichi-gizhizowin ni pneumonia

gichi-giishkiboojigan ni a two-man cross-cut saw

gichi-izhiwebad vii it is stormy

gichi-jiimaan ni a ship; a big boat or canoe

gichi-manidoo na great spirit, god, the creator

gichi-manidoo-giizis na January

gichi-miikana ni a highway

gichi-mookomaan na
  1. a white person
  2. an American

See also: gichimookomaan na

gichi-mookomaan ni a large knife: a butcher knife, a machete, a sword, a saber

gichi-mookomaan-ikwe na an American woman

gichi-mookomaanikwe na a white woman

(verb of being) gichi-mookomaanikwewi vai s/he is a white woman
gichi-mookomaanikwewi vai s/he is a white woman

gichi-mookomaanimo vai s/he speaks English

gichi-mookomaaniwi vai s/he is a white man; s/he is a white person,

gichi-nemaab na [RL] a bowling ball

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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