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giiwitaawi- pv lex all around

giiwitaawi-zaaga'igan adv loc all around the lake

giiwitaawose vai s/he walks around something

giiwitaaya'ii adv loc all around it

See also: giiwitaa-aya'ii adv loc

giiwitaayaadagaa vai [S] s/he swims around in circle

See also: giiwitaayaadage vai [BL]

giiwitaayaadage vai [BL] s/he swims in a circle

See also: giiwitaayaadagaa vai [S]

giiwitaayaazhagaame vai s/he walks around a lake; s/he walks around the edge

giiwizi vai s/he is orphaned, is homeless

giiwose vai s/he hunts

See also: giiyose vai

giiwosewasim na a hunting dog

giiwosewinini na a hunter

See also: giiyosewinini na

giiwoon na a heart suite card

See also: giiyoon na

giiyaw nid your body

giiyawen'enh nad your namesake

giiyaabi adv tmp [RL] still, yet

See also: geyaabi adv tmp

giiyose vai s/he hunts

See also: giiwose vai

giiyosewasim na a hunting dog

See also: giiwosewasim na

giiyosewinini na a hunter

See also: giiwosewinini na

giiyoon na a heart suite card

See also: giiwoon na

giizhadowe vai s/he has prime fur (at end of the season)

giizhakidoon vti2 finish setting it up

Paired with: giizhakizh vta

giizhakizh vta finish setting h/ up

Paired with: giizhakidoon vti2

giizhapakwe vai s/he finishes putting on a roof

giizhapidoon vti2 finish tying it

Paired with: giizhapizh vta

giizhapizh vta finish tying h/ or it (animate)

giizhapizhwi vta [NI]

► giizhapizh vta

giizhashkimaazh vta finish weaving webbing in h/ (snowshoe)

giizhashkime vai s/he finishes weaving snowshoe webbing

(applicative) giizhashkimaazh vta finish weaving webbing in h/ (snowshoe)
giizhaa adv tmp already; beforehand; in advance; ahead of time

giizhaabide vai s/he has a full set of baby teeth

giizhaabikide vii it (mineral) finishes heating up, is preheated

giizhaadodan vti finish telling it

Paired with: giizhaajim vta

giizhaajim vta finish telling about h/

Paired with: giizhaadodan vti

giizhaajimo vai s/he finishes a story, tells all (of a story)

giizhaakon vta finish deciding about or judging h/

Paired with: giizhaakonan vti

giizhaakonan vti finish deciding about, judging, or planning it

Paired with: giizhaakon vta

(detransitive) giizhaakonige vai s/he decides, finishes making rules, finishes planning
giizhaakonige vai s/he decides, finishes making rules, finishes planning

giizhaakosidoon vti2 finish setting it (stick-like) up

giizhaandawe vai s/he finishes climbing, gets across the bridge

giizhaande vii it is fully ripe

Paired with: giizhaanzo vai

giizhaanike vai s/he finishes digging

giizhaanzo vai s/he is fully ripe

Paired with: giizhaande vii

giizhendam vai2 s/he made a decision, is decided, is ready to act, has h/ mind made up

giizhendan vti decide about, make up your mind about it

Paired with: giizhenim vta

giizhenim vta make up your mind about, know what to do with h/

Paired with: giizhendan vti

giizhi- pv lex complete; finish

giizhichigaade vii it is finished (by someone), "they" finish it

giizhichigaazo vai s/he is finished (by someone), "they" finish h/

giizhichige vai s/he finishes things

giizhide vii it is cooked, is done cooking

Paired with: giizhizo vai ; giizizo vai

giizhide-manoomin ni cooked wild rice

giizhig na
  1. sky; heaven
  2. day

giizhigad vii it is day

giizhigamide vii it finishes boiling

giizhigamizan vti finish boiling it

(detransitive) giizhigamizige vai s/he finishes boiling things
giizhigamizige vai s/he finishes boiling things

giizhigaadan vti finish building it (a lodge or house)

giizhigaate vii there is moonlight

giizhige vai s/he finishes building a dwelling or lodge

(applicative) giizhigaadan vti finish building it (a lodge or house)
giizhigi vai s/he is full grown, is ripe

Paired with: giizhigin vii

giizhigi-nibaa vai s/he takes a nap in the daytime

giizhigin vii it is full grown, is ripe

Paired with: giizhigi vai

giizhigwaadan vti finish sewing it

Paired with: giizhigwaazh vta

giizhigwaazh vta finish sewing h/

Paired with: giizhigwaadan vti

giizhi' vta finish, finish making h/

Paired with: giizhitoon vti2

giizhi'o vai s/he dresses h/ self

giizhijiishkiwagin vta finish shaping h/ (something mud-like)

giizhik na a cedar (tree)

[
eastern white cedar
; 
Thuja occidentalis
]

(verb of abundance) giizhikikaa vii there are (a lot of) cedars (verb of being) giizhikiwi vai it (animate) is a cedar (verb of possession) ogiizhikimi vai s/he has cedar
giizhik adv num day

giizikamoozh vta take something (clothing) off h/

giizikan vti take it (something worn) off

Paired with: giizikaw vta

giizhikanagek na (a piece of) cedar bark

giizhikashkimod ni a cedar bag

giizikaw vta take it (something animate worn) off

Paired with: giizikan vti

giizhikaandag na a cedar bough

giizhikaandagaabo ni cedar tea: a tea made from cedar boughs

giizhikaandago-zhingob na a cedar bough

giizhikaatig na [BL] a cedar (tree); a cedar plank or board

[
eastern white cedar
; 
Thuja occidentalis
]

See also: giizhik na

giizhikikaa vii there are (a lot of) cedars

giizhikisag na (a piece of) cedar wood

giizhikiwi vai it (animate) is a cedar

giizikonaye vai s/he undresses, takes off h/ (own) clothes

giizikonaye' vta undress h/, get h/ clothes off
giizikonaye' vta undress h/, get h/ clothes off

giizikoozh vta take (something worn) off h/

giizhiminagide vii it (berry-like, grain) is fully ripe

Paired with: giizhiminagizo vai

giizhiminagishkan vti finish husking it (by foot)

(detransitive) giizhiminagishkige vai s/he finishes husking the wild rice (by foot), finishes dancing the wild rice
giizhiminagishkige vai s/he finishes husking the wild rice (by foot), finishes dancing the wild rice

giizhiminagizo vai it (animate; berrylike, grain) is fully ripe

Paired with: giizhiminagide vii

giizis na sun, moon, a month

giizis adv num month

► daso-giizis qnt num

giizisoo-mazina'igan ni a calendar

giiziswagad vii

► daso-giiziswagad vii

giiziswagizi vai

► daso-giiziswagizi vai Paired with: giiziswagad vii

giizhitamaw vta finish (it) for h/

See also: giizhitaw vta

giizhitaw vta finish (it) for h/

See also: giizhitamaw vta

giizhitoon vti2 finish, finish making it

Paired with: giizhi' vta

(detransitive) giizhichige vai s/he finishes things (benefactive) giizhitamaw vta finish (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) giizhichigaade vii it is finished (by someone), "they" finish it (verb of undergoing) giizhichigaazo vai s/he is finished (by someone), "they" finish h/
giizhiwebishkan vti finish dancing the rice

giiziz vta cook it (animate); finish cooking it (animate)

Paired with: giizizan vti See also: giizhizwi vta [NI]

giizizamaw vta cook (it) for h/

giizhizamaw vta cook for h/

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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