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jiibaakwaazh vta cook it (animate)

Paired with: jiibaakwaadan vti

jiibaakwe vai s/he cooks

(applicative) jiibaakwaadan vti cook it (applicative) jiibaakwaazh vta cook it (animate)
jiibaakwe-gizhaabikizigan ni a cookstove

See also: jibaakwewi-gizhaabikizigan ni [BL]

jiibaakwewakik na a cooking pot, a pan

jiibaakwewigamig ni a kitchen; a cook shack

jiibaakwewikwe na a cook (female)

jiibaakwewinini na a cook (male)

jiibegamig ni a casket; a grave house

jiibenaake vai s/he has a feast honoring the dead

jiibiingweni vai s/he winks

jiibiingwetaw vta [BL] wink at h/

jiiboboodoon vti2 [BL] cut it to a point with a saw; file or grind it to a point; saw it a to point

Paired with: jiiboboozh vta [BL]

jiiboboozh vta [BL] cut it (animate) to point with a saw; file or grind it (animate) to a point; saw it (animate) to a point

Paired with: jiiboboodoon vti2 [BL]

jiiboboozo vai

jiiboga'an vti [BL] chop it pointed

Paired with: jiiboga'wi vta [BL]

jiiboga'wi vta [BL] chop h/ pointed

Paired with: jiiboga'an vti [BL]

jiibo' vta [BL] make it (animate) pointed

Paired with: jiibotoon vti2 [BL]

jiibokodan vti [BL] carve it so it is pointed, sharpen it to a point (with a blade)

Paired with: jiibokozh vta [BL]

jiibokode vii

jiibokozh vta [BL] carve h/ so s/he is pointed, sharpen h/ to a point (with a blade)

Paired with: jiibokodan vti [BL]

jiibokoozhe vai [BL] s/he (a bird) has a pointed beak or bill

jiiboningwii vai [BL] s/he has pointed wings

jiiboshkinzhii vai s/he has a pointed snout or muzzle

jiibotoon vti2 [BL] make it pointed

Paired with: jiibo' vta [BL]

jiibozhan vti [BL] cut it to a point

Paired with: jiibozhwi vta [BL]

jiibozi vai [BL] it (animate) is pointed

Paired with: jiibwaa vii [BL]

jiibozhigwane vai [BL] s/he (a fish) has a pointed tail

jiibozhwi vta [BL] cut it (animate) to a point

Paired with: jiibozhan vti [BL]

jiibwadinaa vii [BL] it is a pointed hill

jiibwanashkidii vai [BL] s/he (a bird) has a pointed or sharp tail

jiibwaa vii [BL] it is pointed

Paired with: jiibozi vai [BL]

jiibwaabikad vii [BL] it (mineral) is pointed

Paired with: jiibwaabikizi vai [BL]

jiibwaabikaa vii there is a pointed rock

jiibwaabikizi vai [BL] s/he is pointed [mineral]

Paired with: jiibwaabikad vii [BL]

jiibwaabiigad vii it (string-like) is pointed, comes to a point

Paired with: jiibwaabiigizi vai

jiibwaabiigamowag vai [BL] they fly in a v-formation

jiibwaabiigibidoon vti2 make it (string-like) pointed (with the hands)

jiibwaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is pointed, comes to a point

Paired with: jiibwaabiigad vii

jiibwaakozi vai [BL] it (animate; something wooden or stick-like) is pointed

Paired with: jiibwaakwad vii [BL]

jiibwaakwad vii [BL] it (something wooden or stick-like) is pointed

Paired with: jiibwaakozi vai [BL]

jiibwaanowe vai s/he has a pointed tail

jiibwegad vii [BL] it (sheet-like) is pointed

Paired with: jiibwegizi vai [BL]

jiibwegin vta fold it (animate; sheet-like) to a point

Paired with: jiibweginan vti

jiibweginan vti fold it (sheet-like) to a point

Paired with: jiibwegin vta

jiibwegizhan vti [BL] cut it (sheet-like) pointed

Paired with: jiibwegizhwi vta [NI]

jiibwegizi vai [BL] it (animate; sheet-like) is pointed

Paired with: jiibwegad vii [BL]

jiibwegizhwi vta [NI] cut it (animate; sheet-like) pointed

Paired with: jiibwegizhan vti [BL]

jiichiibaabi vai s/he blinks, winks repeatedly; h/ eye twitches, twinkles

jiichiibaabitaw vta wink repeatedly at h/

jiichiibidiyeshkaa vai h/ butt quivers, twitches

jiichiibigaadeshkaa vai h/ leg twitches, convulses; h/ legs twitch, convulse

jiichiibingwaamo vai s/he twitches in h/ sleep

jiichiibininjiini vai s/he taps h/ fingers

jiichiibishkaa vai s/he quivers, twitches, convulses

jiichiibishkaa vii it quivers, twitches, convulses

jiichiibishkiinzhigwe vai h/ eyes twitch

jiichiibiwebin vta rock h/

jiichiibizideni vai s/he taps h/ foot

jiichiibiingwetaw vta wink at h/

jiichiibiingwetaa vai s/he has facial tics

jiichiigawiganebizh vta scratch h/ back

jiichiigaakoshimoono vai s/he or it (animate) rubs against a tree or wall to remove something from h/self or itself

jiichiigibidoon vti2 scratch it (leaving a visible mark)

Paired with: jiichiigibizh vta

jiichiigibinidizo vai s/he scratches h/ self

jiichiigibizh vta scratch h/ (leaving a visible mark)

Paired with: jiichiigibidoon vti2

(reflexive) jiichiigibinidizo vai s/he scratches h/ self
jiichiigii vai s/he scratches (leaving a visible mark)

jiichiigom na a wart

jiichiigwam vta chew on, gnaw h/

Paired with: jiichiigwandan vti

jiichiigwandan vti chew on, gnaw it (taking the meat off it)

Paired with: jiichiigwam vta

(detransitive) jiichiigwanjige vai s/he chews things
jiichiigwanjige vai s/he chews things

jiichiigwaanow ni a bare, skinny tail

jiichiigwaanowe vai s/he has a bare skinny tail

jiichiishkinzhe'igan ni a fire poker

jiichiishkinzhe'ige vai s/he stirs the fire

jiigada'igan ni a broom

jiigagam adv loc close to the shore or bank

jiiga'amegwe vai s/he scales fish

jiiga'aazh vta scale h/

jiiga'e vai s/he scales fish

jiigasin adv loc by a rock

See also: jiigaabik adv loc

jiigashkiig adv loc by the swamp, by the muskeg

jiigashkosiw adv loc by a meadow

jiigaya'ii adv loc along it; by it

See also: jiigayi'ii adv loc

jiigayi'ii adv loc along it; by it

See also: jiigaya'ii adv loc

jiigaabik adv loc by a rock

jiigaagonag adv loc by the snow

jiigaakwaa adv loc by, near the woods

See also: jiigaakwaang adv loc

jiigaakwaang adv loc by, near the woods

See also: jiigaakwaa adv loc

jiigaatig adv loc by a tree; by a wall

jiigew adv loc along the shore

jiigewe vai s/he goes along on the shore or edge

jiigewe- pv lex along the shore

jiigewe-minis adv loc along the side of the island

jiigewe-ziibi adv loc along the river shore, along the side of the river

jiigewebatoo vai s/he runs along the shore or edge

jiigewebide vii it speeds, drives along the shore or edge

Paired with: jiigewebizo vai

jiigewebizo vai s/he drives, speeds along the shore or edge

Paired with: jiigewebide vii

jiigewedaabii'iwe vai s/he drives, speeds along the shore or edge

jiigewe'am vai2 s/he paddles along the shore

jiigewe'o vai s/he paddles along the shore

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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