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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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