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ginwaakoga' vta chop h/ (something stick-like) so it is long

Paired with: ginwaakoga'an vti

ginwaakoga'an vti chop it (something stick-like) with an ax so it is long

Paired with: ginwaakoga' vta

ginwaakoga'wi vta [NI]

► ginwaakoga' vta

ginwaakogaade vai s/he has a long leg or long legs

ginwaakojaane vai s/he has long nose

ginwaakojii- pv lex long and hard outside but soft inside

ginwaakojii-manoomin ni long-grained wild rice

ginwaakojiiyoonagad vii it (canoe or boat) is long

See also: ginoonagad vii ; ginwaakoonagad vii

ginwaakokoozhe vai s/he has a long bill or beak

ginwaakominagad vii it is long-grained

ginwaakominagizi vai

ginwaakonike vai s/he has long arms

ginwaakoningwii vai s/he (a bird) has long wings

ginwaakoninjii vai s/he has a long hand or finger, has long hands or fingers

ginwaakoshkinzhii vai s/he has a long snout or muzzle

ginwaakozi vai
  1. it (animate; stick-like) is long, is tall
  2. s/he is tall (of a person)

Paired with: ginwaakwad vii

ginwaakozide vai s/he has a long foot or (hind) paw, has long feet or (hind) paws

ginwaakoonagad vii it (canoe or boat) is long

See also: ginoonagad vii ; ginwaakojiiyoonagad vii

ginwaakwaboye vai s/he has a long paddle

ginwaakwad vii it is long, is tall (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: ginwaakozi vai

ginwaakwashkad vii it (a plant) is tall, has a tall stalk

ginwaakwaandagizi vai s/he (tree) has long needles

ginwaanowe vai s/he has a long tail

ginwaatoon vti2 make it long

Paired with: ginoo' vta

ginwegad vii it (sheet-like) is long

Paired with: ginwegizi vai

ginwegambizo vai she wears a long skirt

ginwegi' vta make it (animate; sheet-like) long

Paired with: ginwegitoon vti2

ginwegitoon vti2 make it (sheet-like) long

Paired with: ginwegi' vta

ginwegizh vta cut it (animate; sheet-like) long

Paired with: ginwegizhan vti See also: ginwegizhwi vta [NI]

ginwegizhan vti cut it (sheet-like) long

Paired with: ginwegizh vta ; ginwegizhwi vta [NI]

ginwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is long

Paired with: ginwegad vii

ginwegizhwi vta [NI] cut it (animate; sheet-like) long

Paired with: ginwegizhan vti See also: ginwegizh vta

ginwenzh adv tmp for a long time, for a long while

ginwiindimaa vii it (body of water) has a deep bottom

ginzhizha adv man

ginzhizhawizi vai s/he is a hard worker, is active, is energetic; s/he is skilled, is very competent, knows what s/he is doing

ginzhizhawizii vai [BL] s/he is a hard worker, is active, is energetic; s/he is skilled, is very competent, knows what s/he is doing

gipagadin vii it is frozen thick

Paired with: gipagaji vai

gipagadowe vai s/he has thick fur

gipagaji vai it (animate) is frozen thick

Paired with: gipagadin vii

gipagakwad vii it is a thick cloud or cloud cover

gipaganagekozi vai it (animate) has thick bark

Paired with: gipaganagekwad vti

gipaganagekwad vti it has thick bark

Paired with: gipaganagekozi vai

gipagawe vai s/he has thick fur

gipagaa vii it is thick

Paired with: gipagizi vai

gipagaabikad vii it (mineral) is thick

Paired with: gipagaabikizi vai

gipagaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is thick

Paired with: gipagaabikad vii

gipagaabiigad vii it (string-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagaabiigizi vai

gipagaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagaabiigad vii

gipagaakozi vai it (animate; stick-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagaakwad vii

gipagaakwad vii it (stick-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagaakozi vai

gipagaakwadin vii it freezes thick, is frozen thick

Paired with: gipagaakwaji vai

gipagaakwaji vai s/he freezes thick, is frozen thick

Paired with: gipagaakwadin vii

gipagaanikwe vai s/he has thick hair

gipagemikwaane vai s/he (a turtle) has a thick shell

gipagide vii it gets thick (by heat)

Paired with: gipagizo vai

gipagidoone [N] s/he has thick lips

gipagi' vta make h/ thick, thicken h/

Paired with: gipagitoon vti2

gipagijiishkiwagad vii it is thick as mud

gipagikodan vti slice it thick

Paired with: gipagikozh vta

gipagikonaye vai s/he wears a thick layer of clothes

gipagikozh vta slice h/ thick

Paired with: gipagikodan vti

gipagisidoon vti2 lay it on thick

Paired with: gipagishim vta

gipagisin vii it lies in a thick layer

Paired with: gipagishin vai

gipagishim vta lay h/ on thick

Paired with: gipagisidoon vti2

gipagishin vai s/he lies in a thick layer

Paired with: gipagisin vii

gipagitoon vti2 make it thick, thicken it

Paired with: gipagi' vta

gipagizh vta cut h/ thick

Paired with: gipagizhan vti

gipagizhan vti cut it thick

Paired with: gipagizh vta

gipagizi vai it (animate) is thick

Paired with: gipagaa vii

gipagizo vai s/he gets thick (by heat)

Paired with: gipagide vii

gipagiigad vii it (sheet-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagiigizi vai

gipagiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagiigad vii

gipan nid your lung

gipigay nad [BL] your rib

gipigemag nid [ML] your rib

gipikwan nid your back

gisayenh nad your older brother

gisinaa vii it is cold (weather)

gisinaa-dibikad vii it is a cold night

gishimis nad your niece (cross niece: female's brother's daughter or male's sister's daughter)

gishiime nad your younger sibling (brother or sister); your younger parallel cousin (father's brother's child; mother's sister's child)

gishkanzh nad
  1. your (sg) nail (fingernail, toenail)
  2. your (sg) claw

gishkishenh na a female dog; a mare

gishkiinzhig nid your eye

gishtigwaan nid your head

gishtigwaanigegan nid your skull

gitawag nid your ear

gitaadizi vai s/he is elderly, is old, is aged

gitaakopizowin ni leash for tying up an animal

See also: gitaakwapizon ni

gitaakwa'igaagen vai + o use it (stick-like) to hold something down; use it (stick-like) to stake something down

gitaakwapidoon vti2 tie it to something (e.g., a post)

Paired with: gitaakwapizh vta

gitaakwapizh vta tie h/ to something (e.g., a post)

Paired with: gitaakwapidoon vti2

gitaakwapizo vai h/ is tied to something (e.g., a post)

gitaakwapizon ni leash for tying an animal down

See also: gitaakopizowin ni

gitaamika'an vti anchor it

gitaamika'igan ni an anchor

gitaamika'ige vai s/he anchors a boat, sets anchor

gitenim vta think highly of h/, respect h/

gitigaadan vti plant it

Paired with: gitigaazh vta

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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