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mikobidaw vta find (it) for h/ with hands

mikobidoon vti2 find it with hands

Paired with: mikobizh vta

(benefactive) mikobidaw vta find (it) for h/ with hands (detransitive) mikobijige vai s/he finds things with hands
mikobijige vai s/he finds things with hands

mikobizh vta find h/ by feeling with the hand(s)

Paired with: mikobidoon vti2

mikom vta mention h/; come to h/ mind

Paired with: mikondan vti

mikon vta find h/ or it (animate) with the hand, get the hand on h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: mikonan vti

mikonan vti find it with the hand, get the hand on it

Paired with: mikon vta

mikond na a binding stick on a basket

mikondan vti mention it, have come to h/ mind

Paired with: mikom vta

mikonizhikaw vta find h/ (your prey) by flushing or chasing

mikoweba' vta find h/ using something forcefully (for example, by raking)

Paired with: mikoweba'an vti

mikoweba'an vti find it by using something forcefully (for example, by raking)

Paired with: mikoweba' vta ; mikoweba'wi vta [NI]

mikoweba'wi vta [NI]

► mikoweba' vta

mikoobiiga' vta find h/ in the water (using something)

mikoobiiga'an vti find it in the water (using something)

Paired with: mikoobiiga' vta

mikoobiigibidoon vti2 feel for it in the water, find it in the water (with the hands)

Paired with: mikoobiigibizh vta

mikoobiigibizh vta feel for h/ in the water, find h/ in the water (with the hands)

Paired with: mikoobiigibidoon vti2

mikoobiigin vta feel h/ in the water, find h/ in the water (with the hand)

Paired with: mikoobiiginan vti

mikoobiiginan vti feel it in the water, find it in the water (with the hand)

Paired with: mikoobiigin vta

mikoojii' vta [S] find, discover, feel h/ or it (animate) using something

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

mikoojii'an vti find, discover, feel (the shape of) it using something

Paired with: mikoojii' vta [S] ; mikoojii'wi vta [NI]

mikoojii'wi vta [NI] find, discover, feel h/ or it (animate) using something

Paired with: mikoojii'an vti See also: mikoojii' vta [S]

mikoojiin vta find, discover, feel h/ or it (animate) with the hand or fingers

Paired with: mikoojiinan vti

mikoojiinan vti find, discover, feel it with the hand or fingers

Paired with: mikoojiin vta

mikoojiishkan vti find, discover it by feeling around with the foot or body

Paired with: mikoojiishkaw vta

mikoojiishkaw vta find, discover h/ feeling around with the foot or body

Paired with: mikoojiishkan vti

mikwam na ice

(verb of abundance) mikwamiikaa vii
  1. there (a lot of) ice
  2. it hails
 (verb of making) mikwamiike vai s/he makes ice, cuts ice
(derived noun) mikwamiikaan na cut ice
(verb of being) mikwamiiwan vii it is icy (verb of being) mikwamiiwi vai s/he is icy
mikwaminaaniwan vii [BL] there is a hailstorm

mikwamii-giishkiboojigan ni an ice saw

mikwamii-gwaaba'iskwaan ni ice scoop

See also: gwaaba'iskwaan ni

mikwamii-makak ni an ice box, a refrigerator

mikwamiikaa vii
  1. there (a lot of) ice
  2. it hails

mikwamiikaan na cut ice

mikwamiike vai s/he makes ice, cuts ice

mikwamiise vii

mikwamiiwan vii it is icy

Paired with: mikwamiiwi vai

mikwamiiwaabikad vii it (something mineral or metal) is icy

Paired with: mikwamiiwaabikizi vai

mikwamiiwaabikaa vii there is ice-covered rock

mikwamiiwaabikizi vai

Paired with: mikwamiiwaabikad vii

mikwamiiwi vai s/he is icy

Paired with: mikwamiiwan vii

mikwamiiwigamig ni an ice house (for storing cut ice)

mikwamiiwinaagaans ni a drinking glass

mikwamiiwinini na an ice cutter

mikwanokii vai s/he finds work, finds a job

mikwaagone' vta find h/ in the snow (by using something)

Paired with: mikwaagone'an vti

mikwaagone'an vti find it in the snow (by using something)

Paired with: mikwaagone' vta

mikwaanikaadan vti find it by digging

Paired with: mikwaanikaazh vta

mikwaanikaazh vta find h/ by digging

Paired with: mikwaanikaadan vti

mikwaanike vai s/he finds something by digging

(applicative) mikwaanikaadan vti find it by digging (applicative) mikwaanikaazh vta find h/ by digging
mikwaasenodan vti discover it in the light

Paired with: mikwaasenodaw vta

mikwaasenodaw vta discover h/ in the light

mikwendam vai2 s/he has things come to h/ mind; s/he recalls, recollects, remembers

mikwendamose vai s/he suddenly remembers

mikwendan vti recall, recollect, remember, be mindful of, come to think of it

Paired with: mikwenim vta

mikwendaagozi vai s/he comes to mind, is recalled, is remembered

Paired with: mikwendaagwad vii

mikwendaagwad vii it comes to mind, is recalled, is remembered

Paired with: mikwendaagozi vai

mikwenim vta recall, recollect, remember, be mindful of, come to think of h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: mikwendan vti

(reciprocal) mikwenindiwag vai they recall, recollect, remember, come to think of each other
mikwenindiwag vai they recall, recollect, remember, come to think of each other

mikwewem vta call or ask for and find h/

mimigobagizo vai s/he shakes h/ body

mimigosaga'an vti scrub it (the floor)

(detransitive) mimigosaga'ige vai s/he scrubs the floor (derived noun) mimigosaga'igan ni a scrub brush
mimigosaga'igan ni a scrub brush

See also: mamigosaga'igan ni [BL]

mimigosaga'ige vai s/he scrubs the floor

mimigose vii it suddenly shakes, vibrates

mimigoshkam vai2 s/he threshes, jigs something (e.g., wild rice)

Paired with: mamigoshkam vai2 [BL]

mimigoshkamwaagan ni a barrel or tub used in threshing wild rice

mimigoshkan vti rub it (with foot or body) to loosen it; thresh, jig it (e.g., wild rice)

See also: mamigoshkan vti [BL]

mimigwabi vai s/he squirms sitting

mimigwaabika'igan ni a pot scrubber; a dish rag, a dish cloth

See also: mamigwaabika'igan ni [BL]

mimigwaakosidoon vti2 scrub it on a washboard, rub it against a board

(detransitive) mimigwaakosijige vai s/he scrubs something on a washboard (derived noun) mimigwaakosijigan ni a washboard
mimigwaakosijigan ni a washboard

See also: mamigwaakosijigan ni [BL]

mimigwaakosijige vai s/he scrubs something on a washboard

mina' vta give h/ a drink, give (it) to him to drink

(detransitive) mina'iwe vai s/he gives drinks out to someone
mina'ig na [BL] a white spruce

[
Picea glauca
]

mina'igo-bigiw na white spruce pitch

mina'igwanagek na white spruce bark

mina'igwaandag na [BL] a white spruce bough

mina'iwe vai s/he gives drinks out to someone

minawaanigo' vta make h/ happy

minawaanigonaagozi vai s/he looks happy

minawaanigotaagozi vai s/he sounds happy

minawaanigozi vai s/he is happy, is pleased, is glad, has fun, has a good time

Paired with: minawaanigwad vii

(derived noun) minawaanigoziwin ni happiness, joy, pleasure, a good time
minawaanigoziwin ni happiness, joy, pleasure, a good time

minawaanigwad vii it is happy, is joyous, is exciting

Paired with: minawaanigozi vai

minawaanigwendam vai2 s/he feels happy, feels glad

minaadendan vti think highly of, esteem, respect it

Paired with: minaadenim vta

minaadendaagozi vai s/he is held in high esteem

minaadenim vta think highly of, esteem, respect h/

Paired with: minaadendan vti

minaadenimo vai s/he is proud, has self-respect

minaago'o vai s/he wears perfume, puts perfume on

minaago'on ni perfume

minaagozi vai s/he has an odor. has a smell

See also: minaagwad vii

minaagwad vii it has a odor, has a smell

See also: minaagozi vai

minaam vta sniff h/, take a smell of h/, smell h/, get h/ scent

mindawe vai s/he is dissatisfied (with what has been given), pouts

(verb of addiction) mindaweshki vai s/he pouts habitually
mindaweganzhaan a white spot on the fingernail

mindaweganzhii vai s/he has white spots on fingernails

mindaweshki vai s/he pouts habitually

mindido vai s/he or it (animate) is big

Paired with: michaa vii

mindido' vta make h/ big, enlarge h/
mindido' vta make h/ big, enlarge h/

Paired with: michaatoon vti2

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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