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jaka' vta [BL] poke, jab, nudge h/ (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

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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