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gimoodin vai + o

gimoodindiwag vai they steal from each other

gimoodishk na a thief

gimoodishki vai s/he is a thief

gimoodishkiiwinini na a robber; a thief

gimoodiwin ni stealing, theft; a stolen item, loot

gimoodiiwikwe na a thief (female)

gimoodiiwinini na a thief (male)

gimoodoobii vai s/he steals a liquid, steals a drink

gimoodoone vai s/he steals a boat or canoe

gimoodoono vai s/he steals a boat or canoe

gimooji- pv lex

gimooji-wanii'ige vai s/he steals something from a trap or traps

gimoojidaabaanaakwe vai s/he steals a sled or sleds

gimoojidaabaane vai s/he steals a car or cars

gimoojijiimaane vai s/he steals a boat or boats

gimoojimiijime vai s/he steals food

gimoojinaabeme vai s/he steals somebody's husband

gimoojiwanii'igane vai s/he steals a trap or traps

gimoojiwanii'igaw vta steal from h/ trap

ginagaskway nid your palate

ginagazhe vai h/ skin itches

ginagaakininj nid your palm

ginagaakizid nid your sole

ginagaapi vai s/he giggles

ginagaawigane vai [BL] s/he has an itchy back

ginagendam vai2 s/he feels ticklish

ginagidiye vai [BL] h/ rear end is itchy, bum is itchy

ginagigaade vai [BL] h/ leg is itchy

ginagijaane vai [BL] h/ nose itches

ginagijii vai [BL] s/he is itchy, is ticklish

ginagijiibizh vta tickle h/ (at the mid-section)

ginagijiin vta tickle h/ (at the mid-section)

ginagimisade vai [BL] h/ stomach is itchy

ginaginike vai h/ arm itches

ginagininjii vai [BL] s/he has an itchy hand

ginagishtigwaane vai h/ head itches

ginagitawage vai [BL] s/he has an itchy ear or itchy ears

ginagitawagebizh vta tickle h/ on the ears

ginagitigwaane vai [BL] h/ head itches

ginagizh nid your intestine, gut

ginagizi vai s/he is itchy, is ticklish

ginagizide vai h/ foot itches

ginagizidebizh vta tickle h/ on the feet

ginagway nid your sleeve

gina'amaw vta forbid h/ to, warn h/ against

gina'amaadiwin ni a prohibition

ginaw nid your cheek

See also: ginow nid [ML]

ginaabem nad your (sg) husband

ginaa'ogo vai s/he is stranded in a boat

ginaan nad [ML] your calf (of the leg)

ginaan nid [LL] [RL] your calf (of the leg)

ginebig na a snake

(verb of being) ginebigowi vai s/he is a snake
ginebigobag ni a fern

ginebigowi vai s/he is a snake

ginebigwayaan na a snakeskin

ginebigwaatig na

giniba'an vii

ginibam vta eat it (animate) quickly

Paired with: ginibandan vti

ginibandan vti eat it quickly

Paired with: ginibam vta

(detransitive) ginibanjige vai s/he eats quickly
ginibanjige vai s/he eats quickly

ginibashkime vai s/he weaves snowshoe webbing quickly

ginibawinzo vai s/he picks berries quickly

ginibaakide vii it burns quickly

Paired with: ginibaakizo vai

ginibaakizige vai s/he gets drunk fast

ginibaakizo vai s/he burns quickly

Paired with: ginibaakide vii

ginibi- pv lex quick, quickly

ginibide vii it cooks quickly

Paired with: ginibizo vai

ginibigi vai s/he or it (animate) grows fast

Paired with: ginibigin vii

ginibigin vii it grows fast

Paired with: ginibigi vai

ginibine vai s/he dies quickly

ginibise vii it goes fast, runs out fast

ginibizhan vti cut it quickly

Paired with: ginibizhwi vta [NI]

ginibizekwe vai s/he cooks fast

ginibizo vai it (animate) cooks quickly

Paired with: ginibide vii

ginibizhwi vta [NI] cut h/ or it (animate) quickly

Paired with: ginibizhan vti

ginigawin vta mix it (animate) in

Paired with: ginigawinan vti

ginigawinan vti mix it in

Paired with: ginigawin vta

(detransitive) ginigawinige vai s/he mixes things (verb of undergoing) ginigawinigaade vii it is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix it in (verb of undergoing) ginigawinigaazo vai s/he is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix h/ in
ginigawinigaade vii it is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix it in

ginigawinigaazo vai s/he is mixed in (by someone), "they" mix h/ in

ginigawinige vai s/he mixes things

ginigawisin vii it is mixed

ginigawiwebin vta mix h/ by shaking

Paired with: ginigawiwebinan vti

ginigawiwebinan vti mix it by shaking

Paired with: ginigawiwebin vta

ginik nid your arm

gining nid your armpit

giningwan nad your son-in-law

giningwanis nad your nephew (cross-nephew: a male's sister's son or a female's brother's son)

gininj nid your hand, finger

ginisinaa'ogo vai s/he is windbound, is held back from travel on the water by the wind or waves

ginishiwag nad your testicles

giniw na golden eagle

[
Aquilia chrysaetos
]

giniwazison ni [BL] a golden eagle's nest

giniwigwan na a golden eagle feather

giniigi'ig nad your parent

giniijaanis nad your (sg.) child

giniishk nad your gland (lymph node)

ginjiba' vta flee from, run away from h/

(detransitive) ginjiba'iwe vai s/he flees from people, runs away from people
ginjiba'iwe vai s/he flees from people, runs away from people

ginjida' vta tap h/ in, pound h/ in

Paired with: ginjida'an vti

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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