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giziibweweshkaa vai s/he squeaks in motion, creaks in motion

Paired with: giziibweweshkaa vii

giziibweweyaasin vii it creaks in the wind

Paired with: giziibweweyaashi vai

giziibweweyaashi vai s/he creaks in the wind

Paired with: giziibweweyaasin vii

giziidoone' vta wipe h/ mouth

(reflexive) giziidoone'odizo vai s/he wipes h/ (own) mouth
giziidoone'igan ni a napkin

See also: giziidoone'on ni

giziidoone'o vai s/he wipes h/ (own) mouth

(derived noun) giziidoone'on ni a napkin
giziidoone'odizo vai s/he wipes h/ (own) mouth

giziidoone'on ni a napkin

See also: giziidoone'igan ni

gizii' vta wipe h/

Paired with: gizii'an vti

gizii'an vti wipe it

Paired with: gizii' vta

(detransitive) gizii'ige vai s/he wipes something
gizii'ige vai s/he wipes something

gizii'wi vta

► gizii' vta

giziijaane'o vai s/he wipes h/ (own) nose

giziijaane'on ni something to wipe your nose on: tissue

giziin vta wipe h/ (by hand)

Paired with: giziinan vti

giziinan vti wipe it (by hand)

Paired with: giziin vta

giziindime'o vai s/he wipes h/ self after defecating

(derived noun) giziindime'on ni toilet tissue
giziindime'on ni toilet tissue

giziindime'wi vta [NI] wipe h/ after h/ defecates

giziindime'wi vta [NI]

► giziindime'wi vta [NI]

giziingwaagen vai + o wash your face with it

giziingwe vai s/he washes h/ face

giziingwe'o vai s/he wipes h/ (own) face (with something)

(derived noun) giziingwe'on na [N] a towel
giziingwe'onens na [N] a washcloth
(derived noun) giziingwe'on ni [S] a towel
giziingwe'onens ni [S] a washcloth
giziingwe'on ni [S] a towel

giziingwe'on na [N] a towel

See also: giziingwe'on ni [S]

giziingwe'onens na [N] a washcloth

See also: giziingwe'onens ni [S]

giziingwe'onens ni [S] a washcloth

See also: giziingwe'onens na [N]

giziininaagane vai [BL] s/he washs dishes

giziininaagane-giziibiiga'igan ni [BL] dish soap or detergent

giziininaaganewinaagan ni [BL] a dishpan; a kitchen sink

giziininjaagan ni a sink; a wash basin

giziininjii vai s/he wipes h/ (own) hands; s/he washes (own) h/ hands

giziininjii-giziibiiga'igan ni hand soap

giziininjiin vta wash h/ hand or hands; wipe h/ hand or hands

giziisaga'an vti mop it (a floor)

(detransitive) giziisaga'ige vai s/he mops the floor (derived noun) giziisaga'igan ni a mop
giziisaga'igan ni a mop

giziisaga'ige vai s/he mops the floor

giziisaginamaw vta wash the floor for h/; wipe the floor for h/

giziisaginan vti wash it (a floor); wipe it (a floor)

(detransitive) giziisaginige vai [BL] s/he wipes the floor; [BL] s/he washes the floor (benefactive) giziisaginamaw vta wipe the floor for h/; wash the floor for h/
giziisaginige vai [BL] s/he wipes the floor; [BL] s/he washes the floor

See also: giziibiigisaginige vai

giziisaginigewinaagan ni [BL] a mop pail (for scrubbing the floor)

giziisidoon vti2 wipe it against something

Paired with: giziishim vta

giziishim vta wipe it (animate) against something

Paired with: giziisidoon vti2

giziiyaabaawadoon vti2 rinse it; wash it down

Paired with: giziiyaabaawazh vta

giziiyaabaawazh vta rinse h/ or it (animate); wash h/ or it (animate) off

Paired with: giziiyaabaawadoon vti2

giziiyaabaawe vai s/he rinses off

giziiyaabide'o vai s/he brushes h/ (own) teeth

(derived noun) giziiyaabide'on ni a toothbrush
giziiyaabide'odizo vai s/he brushes h/ (own) teeth

giziiyaabide'on ni a toothbrush

giziiyaabika'an vti wipe it (mineral or metal) (using something)

(detransitive) giziiyaabika'ige vai s/he wipes things (mineral or metal, such as dishes, a gun) (derived noun) giziiyaabika'igan ni [BL] a dish towel
giziiyaabika'igan ni [BL] a dish towel

giziiyaabika'ige vai s/he wipes things (mineral or metal, such as dishes, a gun)

giziiyaakosidoon vti wipe it on something stick-like

giziiyaakwa'an vti wipe it (stick-like) off

gizhakone vii it has a hot flame, is a hot flame

gizhanaamo vai s/he has hot breath, fevered breath

gizhaabasan vti cook it by steaming; microwave it

gizhaabate vii it is a hot draft, smoke, or vapor

gizhaabate-gizhaabikizigan ni a microwave oven

gizhaabateyaabikizigan ni a microwave oven

gizhaabatezan vti heat it in the microwave

gizhaabatezigan ni [BL] a microwave oven

gizhaabikad vii

Paired with: gizhaabikizi vai

gizhaabikide vii it (mineral/metal) heats up, is hot

Paired with: gizhaabikizo vai

gizhaabikiz vta heat h/ (as something mineral)

gizhaabikizan vti heat it (as something mineral)

Paired with: gizhaabikiz vta

(detransitive) gizhaabikizige vai s/he heats things (as something mineral) (derived noun) gizhaabikizigan ni a stove
gizhaabikizi vai s/he is hot (mineral)

Paired with: gizhaabikad vii

gizhaabikizigan ni a stove

gizhaabikizige vai s/he heats things (as something mineral)

gizhaabikizo vai it (animate; mineral/metal) heats up, is hot

Paired with: gizhaabikide vii

gizhaabikizwi vta [BL]

► gizhaabikiz vta

gizhaadan vti guard, watch over it

Paired with: gizhaazh vta

(detransitive) gizhaadige vai s/he guards a place, watches over a house
gizhaadaawaso vai s/he babysits

gizhaadige vai s/he guards a place, watches over a house

gizhaadigewinini na [BL] a game warden, a conservation officer; MNR: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

gizhaagamide vii it (a liquid) heats up, is hot

gizhaagamide-nibi ni hot water

gizhaagamidewimoodaabik ni a hot-water bottle

gizhaagamin vii it (a liquid) heats up, is hot

gizhaagamizamaw vta heat (it) (a liquid) for h/

gizhaagamizamaazo vai s/he heats (it) (a liquid) for h/ self

gizhaagamizan vti heat it (a liquid)

(detransitive) gizhaagamizige vai s/he heats things (as a liquid) (benefactive) gizhaagamizamaw vta heat (it) (a liquid) for h/ (reflexive) gizhaagamizamaazo vai s/he heats (it) (a liquid) for h/ self
gizhaagamizige vai s/he heats things (as a liquid)

gizhaagamizigewakik na a tea kettle

gizhaakiganezo vai s/he warms h/ chest

gizhaanimad vii it is a hot wind

gizhaasige vai it (animate; the sun) shines hot

gizhaaso vai s/he is very hot, is overheated (from the sun)

Paired with: gizhaate vii

gizhaate vii it is hot (weather), is hot and sunny

(derived noun) gizhaatewin ni heat (weather)
gizhaatewin ni heat (weather)

gizhaawangide vii it is hot sand

gizhaawaso vai s/he protects h/ young

gizhaawenim vta be jealous of h/

gizhaawenjige vai s/he is jealous of things

gizhaazh vta guard, watch over h/

Paired with: gizhaadan vti

gizhe-manidoo na God, the Creator

(verb of being) gizhe-manidoowi vai s/he is god
gizhe-manidoowi vai s/he is god

gizhebaa-wiisini vai [LLC] s/he eats breakfast

See also: gigizhebaa-wiisini vai

gizhenaabe na a middle-aged man

gizhewaadizi vai s/he is kind, is generous

(derived noun) gizhewaadiziwin ni kindness, lovingkindness, unconditional love

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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