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miin ni a blueberry

miinaganzh ni [BL] a blueberry plant

See also: miinagaawanzh na

miinagaawanzh na a blueberry plant

[
Vaccinium angustifolium
]

See also: miinaganzh ni [BL]

miinan ni blueberries (plural)

miinange adv deg especially, particularly, above all, of course; definitely

miinawaa adv conj also; and; again; next

miinaande vii it is purple

Paired with: miinaanzo vai

miinaanzo vai s/he, it (animate) is purple

Paired with: miinaande vii

miinens na a hawthorn fruit

miinensaganzh na a hawthorn bush

miinensagaawanzh na a hawthorn tree

[
Crataegus spp.
]

miini-bakwezhigan na blueberry bannock

miini-baashkiminasigan ni blueberry sauce

miini-baashkiminasigani-biitoosijigani-bakwezhigan na a blueberry pie

miini-giizis na July; August

miinidiwag vai they give (something) to each other; they have a give-away

miinidiwin ni a give-away

miinigoowizi vai s/he receives a gift, is given a gift

miinikaa vii there are (many) blueberries

miinikaan ni a seed

miinikewi-giizis na [BL] July

miinobani'o vai [BL] s/he suddenly corrects h/ balance, moves quickly to correct h/ position

miinobidoon vti2 pull and straighten it

Paired with: miinobizh vta

miinobizh vta pull and straighten it (animate)

Paired with: miinobidoon vti2

miinon vta put h/ right

Paired with: miinonan vti

miinonan vti straighten it; put or set it upright, put or set it straight up

Paired with: miinon vta

miinosidoon vti2 straighten it; set it straight

Paired with: miinoshim vta

miinoshim vta straighten h/; set h/ straight

Paired with: miinosidoon vti2

miinoshkan vti straighten it (with foot or body)

Paired with: miinoshkaw vta

miinoshkaw vta straighten h/ (with foot or body)

Paired with: miinoshkan vti

miinooj adv man do something against one's will or better judgement; nevertheless; reluctantly; notwithstanding; unguardedly

miish adv pred and then; it is thus that

miishanowe vai s/he has a hairy cheek or hairy cheeks

miishaa vii it is hairy, is fuzzy

Paired with: miishizi vai

miishaabiwinaan ni an eyelash hair

miishaakigan vai [S] he has a hairy chest

See also: miishaakigane vai [N]

miishaakigane vai [N] he has a hairy chest

See also: miishaakigan vai [S]

miishaanowe vai s/he (an animal) has a furry tail

miishaawigane vai [N] s/he has a hairy back

miishidaamikan vai [S] he has a beard

See also: miishidaamikane vai [N]

miishidaamikane vai [N] he has a beard

See also: miishidaamikan vai [S]

miishidenigome vai s/he has hairy nostrils

miishidoon vai [S] s/he has whiskers at h/ mouth, has a moustache

See also: miishidoone vai [N]

miishidoonaagan ni a whisker

miishidoonaan ni [BL] a moutache hair

miishidoone vai [N] s/he has whiskers at h/ mouth, has a moustache

See also: miishidoon vai [S]

miishigaade vai s/he has hairy legs

miishigidigwe vai s/he has a hairy knee or hairy knees

miishijiimin na a peach

miishijiimini-baashkiminasigan ni peach sauce or jam

miishinike vai s/he has hairy arms

miishitawage vai s/he has hairy ears

miishiwinaan ni velvet on an antler

miishiwine vai [NI] s/he has velvet on h/ antlers

miishizi vai s/he is hairy, is fuzzy

Paired with: miishaa vii

miishizide vai s/he has hairy feet

miishiigad vii it (sheet-like) is fuzzy

Paired with: miishiigizi vai

miishiigin ni velvet (fabric)

miishiiginoons na [BL] velveteen

miishiigizi vai it (animate- sheet-like) is fuzzy

Paired with: miishiigad vii

miishiingwe vai s/he has a hairy face, is bearded

miitagiin pc disc oh that's right; oh that's what I was told

miiwag pron dem [BL] those are the ones (animate plural)

miiwa' pron dem [BL] those are ones (obviative plural)

miiwaji vai s/he can't stand the cold

miiwan pron dem that's the one (obviative)

miiwan pron dem [BL] those are the ones (inanimate plural)

miiwanaamozo vai s/he can't stand the smoke, is driven away by the smoke

miiwanaandam vai s/he can't stand being hungry, can't stay somewhere because of hunger

miiwaakizo vai s/he can't stand the heat

miiwi' vta reject, rebuff h/; drive h/ away

miiwin vta push h/ away, reject h/

Paired with: miiwinan vti

miiwinan vti push it away, reject it

Paired with: miiwin vta

(detransitive) miiwinige vai s/he pushes things away, rejects things (verb of undergoing) miiwinigaade vii it is pushed away, is rejected (by someone), "they" push it away, reject it
miiwinigaade vii it is pushed away, is rejected (by someone), "they" push it away, reject it

miiwinige vai s/he pushes things away, rejects things

miiwizagimewe vai s/he can't stand the mosquitoes, is driven away by the mosquitoes

miizh vta give (it) to h/

(reciprocal) miinidiwag vai they give (something) to each other; they have a give-away
(derived noun) miinidiwin ni a give-away
miizii vai s/he defecates, shits

miiziiwaapine vai s/he has diarrhea

miiziiwigamig ni a toilet, a bathroom, an outhouse, a privy

See also: zaaga'amoowigamig ni

miiziiwinaagan ni something to defecate in: a toilet fixture, a potty, a bed pan

moshwe na [ML] a shawl

See also: mashwe na [LL] [RL]

moshwens ni a handkerchief

See also: mashwens na [LL] [RL]

moo ni

► moow ni

moo' vta make h/ cry

moojigendam vai2 [N] s/he feels happy, feels glad

moojigenim vta think h/ fun

moojigitaagozi vai s/he tells a happy story or happy news, sounds happy

moojigizi vai [N] s/he is happy, is pleased, is glad, has fun, has a good time

mookadaawangii vai s/he or it (animate) emerges from the sand, comes out of the sand

mooka' vta dig h/ up, expose h/ (using something)

Paired with: mooka'an vti

mooka'am vai2 it (animate: the sun) rises = it is sunrise

mooka'an vti dig it, dig it up, expose it (using something)

Paired with: mooka' vta

mooka'igaade vii it is dug up, is exposed (using something)
mooka'asanjigo vai s/he digs open a cache

mooka'aawanga'wi vta

mooka'aawangibizh vta

mooka'igaade vii it is dug up, is exposed (using something)

mookamanji'o vai s/he feels an illness coming on

mookamanjitoon vti2 feel the effects of it (an illness or something consumed)

mookanite vii it emerges from the melting snow

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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