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nindoozhimis nad my niece (parallel niece: female's sister's daughter or male's brother's daughter)

ninga nad my mother

ningagwinde vii it thaws in the water

ningagwinjidoon vti2 [BL] thaw it in the water

Paired with: ningagwinjim vta [BL]

ningagwinjim vta [BL] thaw it (animate) in the water

Paired with: ningagwinjidoon vti2 [BL]

ningagwinjin vai it (animate) thaws in the water

Paired with: ningagwinde vii

ningakamigaa vii it (the ground) is thawed

ningakamigide vii the ground thaws

ninganem vta melt h/ in the mouth

Paired with: ninganendan vti

ninganendan vti melt it in the mouth

Paired with: ninganem vta

ningashkiigide vii the muskeg thaws

ningaabaawadoon vti2 dissolve it, melt it in a liquid

Paired with: ningaabaawazh vta

ningaabaawazh vta dissolve h/, melt h/ in a liquid

Paired with: ningaabaawadoon vti2

ningaabaawe vai it (animate) dissolves

Paired with: ningaabaawe vii

ningaabaawe vii it dissolves

Paired with: ningaabaawe vai

ningaabikide vii it (mineral) melts

Paired with: ningaabikizo vai

ningaabikiz vta melt h/ (mineral)

Paired with: ningaabikizan vti

ningaabikizan vti melt it (mineral)

Paired with: ningaabikiz vta

(detransitive) ningaabikizige vai s/he melts things (mineral )
ningaabikizige vai s/he melts things (mineral )

ningaabikizo vai it (animate; mineral) melts

Paired with: ningaabikide vii

ningaabikizwi vta [NI]

► ningaabikiz vta

ningaabii'an ni west

ningaabii'an vii there is a west wind

ningaabii'anong adv loc in or to the west

ningaagonasige vai s/he melts snow for water

See also: ningibiisige vai

ningaagonaso vai the snow is melting off h/; the snow is melting

Paired with: ningaagonate vii

ningaagonate vii the snow is melting off it

Paired with: ningaagonaso vai

ningaagonaaso vai the snow melts off it (animate)

ningaasimoo-jiimaan ni a sailboat

ningaasimoono vai s/he sails (in a boat)

(derived noun) ningaasimoonowin ni a sail
ningaasimoonowin ni a sail

ningaasimoowinini na a sailor

ningibiisige vai s/he melts snow for water

ningide vii it melts, thaws

Paired with: ningizo vai

ningidig nid [C] [N] my knee

See also: ingidig nid [N] ; nigidig nid

ningijiishkiwate vii it (something mud-like) is melting, is thawing

ningisidamaw vta thaw or melt (it) for h/, let (it) thaw or melt for h/

ningisidoon vti2 let it thaw or melt

Paired with: ningishim vta

(benefactive) ningisidamaw vta thaw or melt (it) for h/, let (it) thaw or melt for h/
ningisin vii it thaws out, melts

Paired with: ningishin vai

ningishim vta let it (animate) thaw or melt

Paired with: ningisidoon vti2

ningishin vai it (animate) thaws out, melts

Paired with: ningisin vii

ningitiziim nad my parent

ningiz vta melt, thaw it (animate)

Paired with: ningizan vti See also: ningizwi vta [NI]

ningizan vti melt, thaw it

Paired with: ningiz vta ; ningizwi vta [NI]

(verb of undergoing) ningizigaade vii it is thawed or melted (by someone)
ningizigaade vii it is thawed or melted (by someone)

ningizigode vii there is ice melting in the sun

ningizigoshkaa vii

ningizo vai it (animate) melts, thaws

Paired with: ningide vii

ningizwi vta [NI] melt, thaw it (animate)

Paired with: ningizan vti See also: ningiz vta

ningiigwadin vii

Paired with: nigiigwaji vai See also: nigiigwadin vii

ningiigwaji vai it (animate) is frosted

Paired with: ningiigwadin vii See also: nigiigwaji vai

ningo- pv qnt one

See also: ingo- pv qnt

ningo-anama'e-giizhik qnt num one week

See also: ingo-anama'e-giizhik qnt num

ningo-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is one week

ningo-anama'e-giizhikwagizi vai s/he is one week old

ningo-aanziyaan adv qnt

ningo-biboon qnt num one year

See also: ingo-biboon qnt num

ningo-biboonagad vii it is one year

See also: ingo-biboonagad vii

ningo-biboonagizi vai s/he is one year old

Paired with: ningo-biboonagad vii See also: ingo-biboonagizi vai

ningo-diba'igan qnt num
  1. one hour
  2. one mile

See also: ingo-diba'igan qnt num

ningo-diba'igane vii [N] it is one o'clock

See also: ingo-diba'igane vii [N]

ningo-diba'iganed vii [S] it is one o'clock

See also: ingo-diba'iganed vii [S]

ningo-diba'igaans qnt num
  1. one minute
  2. one acre

See also: ingo-diba'igaans qnt num

ningo-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] one gallon

ningo-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num one pound

See also: ingo-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num

ningo-dibik qnt num one night

See also: ingo-dibik qnt num

ningo-gikinoonowin qnt num one year

See also: ingo-gikinoonowin qnt num

ningo-giizhik qnt num one day

See also: ingo-giizhik qnt num

ningo-giizis qnt num one month

See also: ingo-giizis qnt num

ningo-giiziswagad vii it is one month

Paired with: ningo-giiziswagizi vai See also: ingo-giiziswagad vii

ningo-giiziswagizi vai s/he is one month old

Paired with: ningo-giiziswagad vii See also: ingo-giiziswagizi vai

ningo-minikwaajigan qnt num one gallon

See also: ingo-minikwaajigan qnt num

ningo-mininj qnt num [NI] one inch

ningo-mizid qnt num [NI] one feet

ningobaga' vta cover h/ in leaves

ningobaga'an vti cover it in leaves

ningobaga'wi vta [BL]

► ningobaga' vta

ningobiishkan vti

ningoding adv tmp at one time; sometime

ningodobaneninj qnt num one handful

See also: ingodobaneninj qnt num

ningodonaaganens qnt num [BL] one cup, cupful

See also: ingodonaagaans qnt num

ningodonaagaans qnt num one cup, cupful

See also: ingodonaagaans qnt num

ningodoninj qnt num one inch

See also: ingodoninj qnt num

ningodosagoons qnt num one thousand

See also: ingodosagoons qnt num

ningodozid qnt num one foot

See also: ingodozid qnt num

ningodookik qnt num one pail, one pailful

See also: ingodookik qnt num

ningodoonag qnt num one boat or canoe, one boatload

See also: ingodoonag qnt num

ningodooshkimod qnt num one bag

See also: ingodooshkimod qnt num

ningodooshkin qnt num one bag

See also: ingodooshkin qnt num

ningodwaaching adv tmp six times

ningodwaachinoon vii they (inanimate) are six, there are six of them

Paired with: ningodwaachiwag vai See also: ingodwaachinoon vii

ningodwaachiwag vai they (animate) are six, there are six of them

Paired with: ningodwaachinoon vii See also: ingodwaachiwag vai

ningodwaak qnt num one hundred

See also: ingodwaak qnt num

ningodwaasimidana qnt num sixty

See also: ingodwaasimidana qnt num

ningodwaasimidana ashi-bezhig qnt num sixty-one

See also: ingodwaasimidana ashi-bezhig qnt num

ningodwaasimidana ashi-ishwaaswi qnt num sixty-eight

See also: ingodwaasimidana ashi-ishwaaswi qnt num

ningodwaasimidana ashi-naanan qnt num sixty-five

See also: ingodwaasimidana ashi-naanan qnt num

ningodwaasimidana ashi-ningodwaaswi qnt num sixty-six

► ingodwaasimidana ashi-ingodwaaswi qnt num

ningodwaasimidana ashi-niswi qnt num sixty-three

► ingodwaasimidana ashi-niswi qnt num

ningodwaasimidana ashi-niiwin qnt num sixty-four

See also: ingodwaasimidana ashi-niiwin qnt num

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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