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ingodooshkimod qnt num one bag; one bagful

See also: ningodooshkimod qnt num

ingodooshkin qnt num one bag

See also: ningodooshkin qnt num

ingodwaaching adv tmp six times

See also: ningodwaaching adv tmp

ingodwaachinoon vii they (inanimate) are six, there are six of them

Paired with: ingodwaachiwag vai See also: ningodwaachinoon vii

ingodwaachiwag vai they (animate) are six, there are six of them

Paired with: ingodwaachinoon vii See also: ningodwaachiwag vai

ingodwaak qnt num one hundred

See also: ningodwaak qnt num

ingodwaasimidana qnt num sixty

See also: ningodwaasimidana qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-bezhig qnt num sixty-one

ingodwaasimidana ashi-ingodwaaswi qnt num sixty-six

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-ningodwaaswi qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-ishwaaswi qnt num sixty-eight

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-ishwaaswi qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-naanan qnt num sixty-five

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-naanan qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-niswi qnt num sixty-three

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-niswi qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-niiwin qnt num sixty-four

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-niiwin qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-niizh qnt num sixty-two

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-niizh qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-niizhwaaswi qnt num sixty-seven

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-niizhwaaswi qnt num

ingodwaasimidana ashi-zhaangaaswi qnt num sixty-nine

See also: ningodwaasimidana ashi-zhaangaswi qnt num

ingodwaaso- pv qnt six

See also: ningodwaaso- pv qnt

ingodwaaso-anama'e-giizhigad vii it is six weeks

See also: ningodwaaso-anama'e-giizhigad vii

ingodwaaso-anama'e-giizhik qnt num six weeks

See also: ningodwaaso-anama'e-giizhik qnt num

ingodwaaso-biboon qnt num six years; six winters

See also: ningodwaaso-biboon qnt num

ingodwaaso-biboonagad vii it is six years

ingodwaaso-biboonagizi vai s/he is six years old

See also: ningodwaaso-biboonagizi vai

ingodwaaso-diba'igan qnt num
  1. six hours
  2. six miles

See also: ningodwaaso-diba'igan qnt num

ingodwaaso-diba'iganed vii [S] it is six o'clock

See also: ningodwaaso-diba'iganed vii [S]

ingodwaaso-diba'igaans qnt num six acres; six minutes

See also: ningodwaaso-diba'igaans qnt num

ingodwaaso-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] six gallons

ingodwaaso-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num six pounds

See also: ningodwaaso-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num

ingodwaaso-dibik qnt num six nights

See also: ningodwaaso-dibik qnt num

ingodwaaso-gikinoonowin qnt num six years

See also: ningodwaaso-gikinoonowin qnt num

ingodwaaso-giizhik qnt num six days

See also: ningodwaaso-giizhik qnt num

ingodwaaso-giizis qnt num six months

See also: ningodwaaso-giizis qnt num

ingodwaaso-giiziswagad vii it is six months

Paired with: ingodwaaso-giiziswagizi vai See also: ningodwaaso-giiziswagad vii

ingodwaaso-giiziswagizi vai s/he is six months old

See also: ningodwaaso-giiziswagizi vai

ingodwaaso-minikwaajigan qnt num six gallons

ingodwaasogon qnt num six days

See also: ningodwaasogon qnt num

ingodwaasogonagad vii it is six days

See also: ningodwaasogonagad vii

ingodwaasogonagizi vai s/he is six days old; s/he is the sixth day of the month

See also: ningodwaasogonagizi vai

ingodwaasonaaganens qnt num [BL] six cups, cupfuls

See also: ningodwaasonaaganens qnt num [BL]

ingodwaasonaagaans qnt num six cups, cupfuls

See also: ningodwaasonaagaans qnt num

ingodwaasoninj qnt num six inches

See also: ningodwaasoninj qnt num

ingodwaasosagoons qnt num six thousand

See also: ningodwaasosagoons qnt num

ingodwaasozid qnt num six feet

See also: ningodwaasozid qnt num

ingodwaasoobii'igan na a six (card)

See also: ningodwaasoobii'igan na

ingodwaasoogaabawiwag vai six of them stand together

ingodwaasookik qnt num six pails, six pailfuls

See also: ningodwaasookik qnt num

ingodwaasoonag qnt num six boats or canoes, six boatloads

See also: ningodwaasoonag qnt num

ingodwaasoopidewan vii six of them (inanimate) are tied together

See also: ningodwaasoopidewan vii

ingodwaasooshkimod qnt num six bags

See also: ningodwaasooshkimod qnt num

ingodwaasooshkin qnt num six bags

See also: ningodwaasooshkin qnt num

ingodwaaswaabik qnt num six dollars

See also: ningodwaaswaabik qnt num

ingodwaaswaak qnt num six hundred

See also: ningodwaaswaak qnt num

ingodwaasweg qnt num six pieces of something sheet-like

See also: ningodwaasweg qnt num

ingodwaaswemikwaanens qnt num six spoons

See also: ningodwaaswemikwaanens qnt num

ingodwaaswewaan qnt num six pairs; six sets

See also: ningodwaaswewaan qnt num

ingodwaaswi qnt num six

See also: ningodwaaswi qnt num

ingodwemikwaanens qnt num one spoon

See also: ningodwemikwaanens qnt num

ingodwewaan qnt num one set; one dozen; one pair; one couple

See also: ningodwewaan qnt num

ingoji adv deg somewhere, anywhere; approximately; nearly, almost

See also: ningoji adv loc

ingondashkway nid my throat

ingozis nad my son

Paired with: ningwizis nad [BL] ; ingwizis nad [BL] ; ningozis nad

ingoodaas nid my dress

ingwana pc disc it turns out that...; it was just so; so it was that

ingwizis nad [BL] my son

See also: ingozis nad ; ningwizis nad [BL] ; ningozis nad

inide vii it is cooked a certain way

Paired with: inizo vai

inigaa' vta abuse, injure, damage h/: be mean to, be aggressive toward h/

(reciprocal) inigaa'idiwag vai they make it hard for each other; they are rivals (reflexive) inigaa'idizo vai s/he makes things hard for h/ self
inigaa'idiwag vai they are rivals; they make it hard for each other

inigaa'idizo vai s/he makes things hard for h/ self

inigaataagozi vai s/he sounds pitiful

Paired with: inigaataagwad vii

inigaataagwad vii it sounds pitiful

Paired with: inigaataagozi vai

inigaatoon vti2 abuse, damage, injure it; be mean to it

Paired with: inigaa' vta

inigaayendan vti hate, dislike, despise it

Paired with: inigaayenim vta

inigaayenim vta dislike, hate, despise h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: inigaayendan vti

inigaazi vai
  1. s/he mourns
  2. s/he is pitiable, is poor

inigini vai s/he or it (animate) is a certain size, is so big

Paired with: inigokwaa vii

inigokobagad vii it has leaves of such a size

inigokobagaa vii there are leaves of such a size, leaves so big

Paired with: inigokobagizi vai

inigokobagizi vai it (animate) has leaves of such a size

Paired with: inigokobagizi vai

inigokotoon vti2 make it a certain size

inigokozide vai h/ feet are such a size, are so big

inigokoonagad vii it (a boat) is of such a size, is so big

inigokwademon vii it (road or trail) is a certain with, is so wide

inigokwadesagaa vii it has a floor area of a certain width, is so wide a room

inigokwadetigweyaa vii it is so wide a river

inigokwadetoon vti2 make it a certain width

inigokwadeyaa vii it is a certain width, is so wide

Paired with: inigokwadezi vai

inigokwadeyaabikad vii it (mineral) is a certain width, is so wide

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabikizi vai

inigokwadeyaabikizi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something mineral)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabikad vii

inigokwadeyaabiigad vii it is a certain width, is so wide (as something string-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabiigizi vai

inigokwadeyaabiigizi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something string-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaabiigad vii

inigokwadeyaakozi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaakwad vii

inigokwadeyaakwad vii it is a certain width, is so wide (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyaakozi vai

inigokwadeyiigad vii it (sheet-like) is a certain width, is so wide

Paired with: inigokwadeyiigizi vai

inigokwadeyiigizi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide (as something sheet-like)

Paired with: inigokwadeyiigad vii

inigokwadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is a certain width, is so wide

inigokwadezhan vti cut it so wide

Paired with: inigokwadezhwi vta

inigokwadezi vai s/he is a certain width, is so wide

Paired with: inigokwadeyaa vii

inigokwadezhwi vta cut it (animate) so wide

Paired with: inigokwadezhan vti

inigokwate vii it is a room or house of a certain size

inigokwaa vii it is a certain size, is so big

Paired with: inigini vai

inigokwaabide vai s/he has teeth of such a size

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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