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mangadetigweyaa vii it is wide river

mangadetoon vti2 make it wide, widen it

Paired with: mangade' vta

mangadeyaa vii it is wide

Paired with: mangadezi vai

mangadeyaabikad vii it (mineral) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyaabikizi vai

mangadeyaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyaabikad vii

mangadeyaabiigad vii it (string-like) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyaabiigizi vai

mangadeyaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyaabiigad vii

mangadeyaakozi vai it (animate; stick-like) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyaakwad vii

mangadeyaakwad vii it (stick-like) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyaakozi vai

mangadeyaakwa'igaade vii

mangadeyaakwaa vii

mangadeyaanowe vai s/he has a wide tail

mangadeyiigad vii it (sheet-like) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyiigizi vai

mangadeyiigizhan vti cut it (sheet-like) wide

Paired with: mangadeyiigizhwi vta

mangadeyiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is wide

Paired with: mangadeyiigad vii

mangadeyiigizide vai s/he has a wide and flat or webbed foot, has wide and flat or webbed feet

mangadeyiigizhwi vta cut it (animate; sheet-like) wide

Paired with: mangadeyiigizhan vti

mangadeyiingwe vai s/he has a wide face

mangadeyoonagad vii it (a boat) is wide

mangadezhan vti cut it wide

Paired with: mangadezhwi vta [NI]

mangadezi vai s/he is wide

Paired with: mangadeyaa vii

mangadezide vai s/he has a wide foot or wide feet

mangadezhigwane vai s/he (a fish) has a wide tail

mangadezhwi vta [NI] cut it (animate) wide

Paired with: mangadezhan vti

mangadinaa vii there is a big hill

mangashkigaa vii it is a big muskeg

mangashkiigaa vii it is a big muskeg

mangate vii it is roomy

mangaabide vai s/he has a big tooth, has big teeth

mangaadigonam vai2 s/he makes a big ripple

mangaanibaadan vti shovel it

Paired with: mangaanibaazh vta [BL]

mangaanibaajigan ni a shovel

mangaanibaajige vai s/he shovels things

mangaanibaazh vta [BL] shovel h/ (e.g., snow)

Paired with: mangaanibaadan vti

mangaanibii vai s/he shovels something

(applicative) mangaanibaadan vti shovel it
(detransitive) mangaanibaajige vai s/he shovels things (derived noun) mangaanibaajigan ni a shovel
(applicative) mangaanibaazh vta [BL] shovel h/ (e.g., snow)
mangaanowe vai s/he (an animal) has a big tail

See also: michaanowe vai

mangi- pv lex big

mangibagad vii it is a big leaf

mangibii'an vti write it big, draw it big

mangidaamikane vai s/he has a big chin or jaw

mangide'e vai s/he is courageous

mangidiye vai s/he has a big rear

mangidiyeyaa vii it has a big rear end

mangidoon vai [S] s/he has a big mouth

See also: mangidoone vai

mangidoone vai s/he has a big mouth

See also: mangidoon vai [S]

mangigamaa vii it is a big lake

mangigaabawiwag vai

mangigaade vai s/he has a big leg or big legs

mangi' vta make h/ big, enlarge h/

Paired with: mangitoon vti2

mangijaane vai s/he has big nose

mangijiizi vai s/he is big-bellied

mangikoozhe vai s/he has a big bill

mangiminagad vii it (something globular) is big

mangimisade vai s/he has a big belly

manginawe vai s/he has a big cheek or big cheeks

manginaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) looks big

Paired with: manginaagwad vii

manginaagwad vii it looks big

Paired with: manginaagozi vai

mangindibe vai s/he has a big head

mangininjii vai s/he has a big hand or big hands

mangisagaa vii it is a big room or floor space

mangishin vai

mangishkinzhii vai it (animate) has a big snout

mangishkiinzhigwe vai s/he has a big eye or big eyes

mangishtigwaane vai s/he has a big head

See also: mangitigwaane vai [BL]

mangitigwaane vai [BL] s/he has a big head

See also: mangishtigwaane vai

mangitigweyaa vii it (a river) is wide

mangitoon vti2 make it big, enlarge it

Paired with: mangi' vta

mangiwane vai s/he carries a big pack

mangizide vai s/he has a big foot or big feet

mangizhigwane vai s/he (a fish) has a big tail

mangiigad vii it (sheet-like) is big

Paired with: mangiigizi vai

mangiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is big

Paired with: mangiigad vii

mangoonagad vii it (a boat) is big

mangwewebizo vai s/he drives a loud car

manibidoon vti2 pick, pluck, snatch it

Paired with: manibizh vta

manibizh vta pick, pluck, snatch it (animate)

Paired with: manibidoon vti2

manidoo na a manitou, a spirit, god

(verb of pretending) manidookaazo vai s/he takes on spiritual power by h/ own authority (verb of making) manidooke vai s/he has spiritual power, conducts a ceremony
(derived noun) manidookewin ni a ceremony
(verb of being) manidoowi vai s/he is or becomes a manitou, a spirit, god; s/he acquires spirit power
manidoo-biiwaabik ni steel, a magnet

manidoo-dewe'igan na a Big Drum

manidoo-giizis na January

manidoo-giizisoons na December

manidoo-miikana ni the Milky Way

manidoo-nagamon ni a spiritual song

manidoo-waabooz na a cottontail rabbit

[
eastern cottontail
; 
Sylvilagus floridanus
]

manidookaazo vai s/he takes on spiritual power by h/ own authority

manidooke vai s/he has spiritual power, conducts a ceremony

manidookewin ni a ceremony

manidoominens na a bead

(verb of making) manidoominensike vai s/he does beadwork, beads something
(derived noun) manidoominensikaan na an item of bead work
manidoominensi-minjikaawan na a beaded mitten or glove

manidoominensikaan na an item of bead work

manidoominensike vai s/he does beadwork, beads something

manidoominensikewi-zhaabonigan ni a beading needle

manidoons na a bug, an insect, a worm; a germ

See also: manidoosh na

(verb of abundance) manidoonsikaa vii there are (a lot of) bugs (verb of being) manidoonsiwan vii it has bugs, is buggy (verb of being) manidoonsiwi vai s/he has bugs, is buggy
manidoonsikaa vii there are (a lot of) bugs

See also: manidooshikaa vii

manidoonsiwan vii it has bugs, is buggy

Paired with: manidoonsiwi vai

manidoonsiwi vai s/he has bugs, is buggy

Paired with: manidoonsiwan vii

manidoosh na a bug, an insect, a worm

See also: manidoons na

(verb of abundance) manidooshikaa vii there are (a lot of) bugs
manidooshikaa vii there are (a lot of) bugs

See also: manidoonsikaa vii

manidoowayaan na a manidoo hide

manidoowaabik ni a magnet

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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