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jaka' vta [BL] poke, jab, tap, nudge h/ or it (animate) (using something)

jaka'an vti [BL] poke, jab, tap, nudge it (using something)

Paired with: jaka' vta [BL]

(detransitive) jaka'ige vai s/he pokes, jabs things; s/he marks things with a tick or check
jaka'ige vai s/he marks things with a tick or check; s/he pokes, jabs things

jakanaamo vai s/he has chest pain while breathing

jakibii'igan ni

jakiiwii vai s/he strains h/ self in lifting

jaachaamo vai s/he sneezes

jaachaamozwi vta make h/ sneeze with something

jaachaangiwebishkan vti go up-and-up on it (forcefully using the body), rock on it

Paired with: jaachaangiwebishkaw vta

(detransitive) jaachaangiwebishkige vai s/he rocks on something
jaachaangiwebishkaw vta rock on h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: jaachaangiwebishkan vti

jaachaangiwebishkige vai s/he rocks on something

jaachaangiwebishkige-desabiwin ni [BL] a rocking chair

jaagadaawaage vai s/he sells out (of something)

jaagadaawaagen vai + o s/he sells out of (it)

jaaga'e vai s/he uses up all of the ammunition

jaaga'ookii vai s/he gives everything out, distributes everything

jaaga'oozh vta give all of h/ out, use all of h/ up in a distribution

jaagam vta eat up all of h/

Paired with: jaagandan vti

jaagandan vti eat up all of it

See also: jaagam vta

(detransitive) jaaganjige vai s/he eats up all of something
jaaganjige vai s/he eats up all of something

jaagawinzo vai s/he picks all the berries, picks over an area of berries

jaagaabaji' vta use h/ up

Paired with: jaagaabajitoon vti2

jaagaabajitoon vti2 use it up

Paired with: jaagaabaji' vta

jaagaakide vii it burns

Paired with: jaagaakizo vai

jaagaakiz vta burn h/

Paired with: jaagaakizan vti

jaagaakizan vti burn it up

Paired with: jaagaakiz vta

jaagaakizo vai s/he burns

Paired with: jaagaakide vii

jaagaawadoon vti2 haul all of them (inanimate)

Paired with: jaagaawazh vta

jaagaawazh vta haul all of them (animate)

Paired with: jaagaawadoon vti2

jaagiboode vii it is all sawed up, all ground up

Paired with: jaagiboozo vai

jaagiboodoon vti2 saw it all up, grind it all up

Paired with: jaagiboozh vta

jaagiboozh vta grind, mill, grate h/

Paired with: jaagiboodoon vti2

jaagiboozo vai s/he is all sawed up, all ground up

See also: jaagiboode vii

jaagide vii it burns

Paired with: jaagizo vai

jaagidewaandagizi vai it (animate) has burned boughs

jaagidewipogozi vai s/he tastes burned

Paired with: jaagidewipogwad vii

jaagidewipogwad vii it tastes burned

Paired with: jaagidewipogozi vai

jaagin vta use h/ up, deplete h/, spend all of h/

Paired with: jaaginan vti

jaaginamaw vta use up, take all of, deplete something of h/

jaaginan vti use it up, deplete it

Paired with: jaagin vta

(benefactive) jaaginamaw vta use up, take all of, deplete something of h/ (detransitive) jaaginige vai s/he uses things. depletes things, spends everything; s/he takes everything; s/he spends everything (verb of undergoing) jaaginigaade vii it is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use it up, deplete it jaaginigaazo vai s/he is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use h/ up, deplete h/; h/ is spent (by someone), "they" spend h/
jaaginazh vta kill h/ off

jaagine vai s/he dies off

jaaginigaade vii it is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use it up, deplete it

jaaginigaazo vai h/ is spent (by someone), "they" spend h/; s/he is used up, depleted (by someone), "they" use h/ up, deplete h/

jaaginige vai s/he spends everything; s/he takes everything; s/he uses things. depletes things, spends everything

jaagise vii it runs out; it becomes exhausted

Paired with: jaagise vai

jaagise vai s/he becomes exhausted; s/he runs out

Paired with: jaagise vii

jaagisen vai + o s/he runs out of (it)

jaagiz vta burn h/

Paired with: jaagizan vti

(reflexive) jaagizodizo vai s/he burns h/ self
jaagizamaw vta burn it up for h/

jaagizan vti burn it up

Paired with: jaagiz vta

(detransitive) jaagizige vai s/he uses up all of the ammunition (benefactive) jaagizamaw vta burn it up for h/
jaagizige vai s/he uses up all of the ammunition

jaagizo vai s/he burns

Paired with: jaagide vii

jaagizodizo vai s/he burns h/ self

jaagizhooniyaaweshin vai s/he uses up all of the money

jaagizwi vta [BL]

► jaagiz vta

jaanga'amii vai

jaangaa vii it is a corner, angle

jaangaakweni vai s/he pokes h/ head up

jaangaanoweni vai s/he sticks h/ tail up

jaangidiyeni vai s/he sticks h/ rear end out

jaangidiyeshin vai s/he lies with h/ rear sticking out

jejiibajikii na an elephant

jekadaawangisin vii it lies partway up on the beach

jekadaawangiweba'an vti paddle it up on the beach, beach it

jekaagaminan vti dip it in (a liquid)

jekaagonesidoon vti2 stick it into the snow

Paired with: jekaagoneshim vta

jekaagonesin vii it is stuck into the snow

Paired with: jekaagoneshin vai

jekaagoneshim vta stick it (animate) into the snow

Paired with: jekaagonesidoon vti2

jekaagoneshin vai it (animate) is stuck into the snow

Paired with: jekaagonesin vii

jekaakwa'am vai2 s/he goes into the woods

jekibidoon vti2 pull it partway up on or into something

Paired with: jekibizh vta

jekibizh vta pull h/ partway up on or into something

Paired with: jekibidoon vti2

jekibiin vta dip, dunk it (animate) (into a liquid)

Paired with: jekibiinan vti

jekibiinan vti dip, dunk it (in a liquid)

Paired with: jekibiin vta

jekibiisin vii it lies part way into the water

jekisidoon vti2 put it partway up on or into something

Paired with: jekishim vta

jekisin vii it lies partway up on or in something

Paired with: jekishim vta

jekishim vta put h/ partway up on or into something

Paired with: jekisidoon vti2

jekishin vai s/he lies partway up on or in something

Paired with: jekisin vii

jeko-mazina'igan ni a check

ji- pv tns in order to; that, so that; future tense and modal (in unchanged conjunct verbs)

► da- pv tns ; daa- pv tns ; ga- pv tns

jibaakwewi-gizhaabikizigan ni [BL] a cookstove

See also: jiibaakwe-gizhaabikizigan ni

jibwaa- pv tns before

See also: dabwaa- pv tns

jigijigaaneshiinh na [LLC] a chickadee

[
Parus spp.
]

See also: gijigijigaaneshiinh na

jiibadabi vai s/he sits stiffly

jiibadaakogaabawi vai s/he stands stiffly

jiibadaakogaade vai s/he has a stiff leg

jiibadaakonike vai s/he has a stiff arm

jiibajigaade vai s/he has a stiff leg

jiibajigwayawe vai s/he has a stiff neck

jiibajinike vai s/he has a stiff arm

jiibay na a spirit; a ghost

jiibayaki ni a graveyard, a cemetary; land of the ghostly spirits

jiibayaatig na a grave marker

jiibaabi vai s/he winks

jiibaabitaw vta wink at h/

jiibaakwaadan vti cook it

Paired with: jiibaakwaazh vta

jiibaakwaan ni [BL] food being cooked or cooked (by boiling); cooking; soup

jiibaakwaanakik na [BL] a cooking kettle

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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