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maagwaakwa'iganaabik ni a vice

maa'ishkam vai2 s/he shops

maajaa vai s/he leaves, goes off, departs

(causative) maajaa' vta hold a funeral for h/
(detransitive) maajaa'iwe vai s/he conducts funerals for people
(derived noun) maajaa'iwewin ni conducting a funeral
(verb of pretending) maajaakaazo vai s/he pretends to leave
maajaa' vta hold a funeral for h/

maajaa'iwe vai s/he conducts funerals for people

maajaa'iwewin ni conducting a funeral

maajaa'iwewinini na a speaker at a funeral

maajaakaazo vai s/he pretends to leave

maajibii'an vti start writing it

(detransitive) maajibii'ige vai s/he starts writing
maajibii'ige vai s/he starts writing

maajibiisaa vii it starts raining

See also: maajibiisaan vii [BL]

maajibiisaan vii [BL] it starts raining

See also: maajibiisaa vii

maajiboodoon vti2 start sawing, start filing it

Paired with: maajiboozh vta

(detransitive) maajiboojige vai s/he starts to saw, starts to file things
maajiboojige vai s/he starts to saw, starts to file things

maajiboozh vta start sawing, start filing h/

Paired with: maajiboodoon vti2

maajidaabaadan vti start dragging, pulling it as a load

Paired with: maajidaabaazh vta

maajidaabaazh vta start dragging, pulling h/ or it (animate) as a load

Paired with: maajidaabaadan vti

maajidaabii vai s/he starts dragging, pulling a load

(applicative) maajidaabaadan vti start dragging, pulling it as a load (applicative) maajidaabaazh vta start dragging, pulling h/ or it (animate) as a load
maajidaabiiba'igo vai s/he drives off in a wagon

maajidaabii'iwe vai s/he starts driving, drives off, drives away

maajiga' vta start chopping it (animate)

Paired with: maajiga'an vti

maajiga'an vti start chopping it

Paired with: maajiga' vta

maajiga'ise vai s/he starts chopping wood

maajiga'wi vta [NI] start chopping it (animate)

► maajiga' vta

maajigamide vii it starts to boil

maajigamizige vai s/he starts to make sugar

maajigaa vii it starts to leak, drip; it starts to run with sap

Paired with: maajigaa vai

maajigaa vai it (animate) starts to leak, drip; it (animate) starts to run with sap

Paired with: maajigaa vii

maajigwaadan vti start sewing it

Paired with: maajigwaazh vta

maajigwaaso vai s/he starts sewing

maajigwaazh vta start sewing h/

Paired with: maajigwaadan vti

maaji' vta start making h/

Paired with: maajitoon vti2

maajijiwan vii it starts to flow

maajinaazha' vta send h/ off

maajine vai s/he starts to be sick

maajinizha' vta send h/ off; start off in pursuit of h/

Paired with: maajinizha'an vti See also: maajinizha'wi vta [NI]

maajinizha'amaw vta send (it) off to h/

maajinizha'an vti send it off

Paired with: maajinizha' vta

(benefactive) maajinizha'amaw vta send (it) off to h/ (detransitive) maajinizha'ige vai s/he sends things off (verb of undergoing) maajinizha'igaade vii it is sent off (by someone), "they" send it off (verb of undergoing) maajinizha'igaazo vai s/he is sent off (by someone), "they" send h/ off
maajinizha'igaade vii it is sent off (by someone), "they" send it off

maajinizha'igaazo vai s/he is sent off (by someone), "they" send h/ off

maajinizha'ige vai s/he sends things off

maajinizha'wi vta [NI] send h/

Paired with: maajinizha'an vti See also: maajinizha' vta

maajinizhikan vti start chasing, chase after it

Paired with: maajinizhikaw vta

maajinizhikaw vta chase h/ off

Paired with: maajinizhikan vti

maajinizhimo vai s/he starts off fleeing, starts off running away

maajipon vii it starts to snow

maajise vii it begins, starts, moves off

Paired with: maajise vai

maajise vai s/he begins, starts, moves off

Paired with: maajise vii

maajishimo vai s/he starts dancing

maajitaa vai s/he starts doing something, sets to work

maajitoon vti2 start making it

Paired with: maaji' vta

maajii- pv lex begin; start; start off

maajiiba' vta start running with, run off with h/

(reciprocal) maajiiba'idiwag vai they start running together, run off together (detransitive) maajiiba'iwe vai s/he runs away from someone in fear, flees
(applicative) maajiiba'iwaazh vta run away from h/ in fear
maajiiba'idiwag vai they start running together, run off together

maajiiba'igo vai s/he rides off, drives off (drawn by horse or dog)

maajiiba'iwaazh vta run away from h/ in fear

maajiiba'iwe vai s/he runs away from someone in fear, flees

maajiibatoo vai s/he starts to run, runs off

maajiibide vii it starts running, starts operating; it drives off, speeds off

Paired with: maajiibizo vai

maajiibizo vai s/he starts running, starts operating; s/he drives off, speeds off

Paired with: maajiibide vii

maajiibizoni' vta start it (animate) operating

maajiibii'amaw vta write a letter to h/

maajiibii'igan ni an outgoing letter

maajiibii'ige vai s/he writes a letter

maajiibii'ige-mashkimodens ni an envelope

maajiida' vta send (it) with h/

maajiidamaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/

See also: maajiidaw vta

maajiidaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/

See also: maajiidamaw vta

maajiidaabii'iwe vai s/he starts to drive away

maajiidaaso vai s/he hauls a load away

maajiidoon vti2 carry, take it away

Paired with: maajiizh vta

(benefactive) maajiidamaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/ (benefactive) maajiidaw vta take (it) away for, take (it) along for h/ (verb of undergoing) maajiijigaade vii it is taken away (by someone), "they" take it away, it is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along (verb of undergoing) maajiijigaazo vai s/he is taken away (by someone), "they" take h/ away' s/he is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along (detransitive) maajiidaaso vai s/he hauls a load away
maajiigi vai s/he starts growing, grows up

Paired with: maajiigin vii

maajiigidaazo vai s/he goes off angry, goes off mad

maajiigi' vta start growing, raising h/

Paired with: maajiigitoon vti2

maajiigin vii it starts growing, grows up

Paired with: maajiigi vai

maajiigitoon vti2 start growing, raising it

Paired with: maajiigi' vta

maajii'am vai2 s/he starts to sing

maajii'amaazo vai

maajii'oodoon vti2 tow it away on the water

maajiijigaade vii it is taken away (by someone), "they" take it away, it is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along

maajiijigaazo vai s/he is taken away (by someone), "they" take h/ away' s/he is taken along (by someone), "they" take it along

maajiikan vti start working on it

Paired with: maajiikaw vta

maajiikaw vta start working on h/

(reciprocal) maajiikodaadiwag vai they start fighting with each other
maajiikodaadiwag vai they start fighting with each other

maajiikwazhiwe vai s/he paddles off, swims off (as a fish)

maajiinizha' vta chase h/ off, chase h/ away

maajiishimo vai s/he dances away, starts off dancing

maajiishkaa vai s/he or it (animate) starts to move

Paired with: maajiishkaa vii

maajiishkaa vii it starts to move

Paired with: maajiishkaa vai

(causative) maajiishkaatoon vti2 start it
maajiishkaachigan ni a starter
maajiishkaachigan ni a starter

maajiishkaa' vta start h/ (e.g., a car, clock)

Paired with: maajiishkaatoon vti2

maajiishkaatoon vti2 start it

Paired with: maajiishkaa' vta

maajiishkaachigan ni a starter
maajiiwane vai s/he starts off carrying a pack

maajiiwanen vai + o start off carrying it (a pack)

maajiiwidoon vti2 carry, take it away

Paired with: maajiiwizh vta

(verb of undergoing) maajiiwijigaade vii it is taken away, carried away (by someone), "they" take, carry it away (verb of undergoing) maajiiwijigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken away, carried away (by someone), "they" take, carry h/ or it (animate) away
maajiiwijigaade vii it is taken away, carried away (by someone), "they" take, carry it away

maajiiwijigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken away, carried away (by someone), "they" take, carry h/ or it (animate) away

maajiiwizh vta carry, take h/ away

Paired with: maajiiwidoon vti2

maajiiyaaboozo vai

maajiiyaadaga'oodoon vti2 pull, tow it away through the water

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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