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ningodwaasoopidoon vti2 tie six of them (inanimate) together

ningodwaasoopizowag vai six of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: ningodwaasoopidewan vii

ningodwaasooshkimod qnt num six bags

See also: ingodwaasooshkimod qnt num

ningodwaasooshkin qnt num six bags

See also: ingodwaasooshkin qnt num

ningodwaaswaginzo vai [BL] it is the sixth (of the month)

ningodwaaswaabik qnt num six dollars

See also: ingodwaaswaabik qnt num

ningodwaaswaak qnt num six hundred

See also: ingodwaaswaak qnt num

ningodwaasweg qnt num six pieces of something sheet-like

See also: ingodwaasweg qnt num

ningodwaaswemikwaanens qnt num six spoons

See also: ingodwaaswemikwaanens qnt num

ningodwaaswewaan qnt num six pairs; six sets

See also: ingodwaaswewaan qnt num

ningodwaaswi qnt num six

See also: ingodwaaswi qnt num ; ningodwaaso qnt num [RL]

ningodweginigan qnt num one package

ningodwemikwaanens qnt num one spoon

See also: ingodwemikwaanens qnt num

ningodwewaan qnt num one set; one pair

See also: ingodwewaan qnt num

ningoji adv loc somewhere, anywhere; approximately; nearly, almost

See also: ingoji adv deg

ningondashkway nid my throat

ningozigosin vii it is covered with ice

Paired with: ningozigoshin vai

ningozigoshin vai s/he or it (animate) is covered in ice

Paired with: ningozigosin vii

ningozigwa' vta cover h/ with ice

Paired with: ningozigwa'an vti

ningozigwa'an vti cover it with ice

Paired with: ningozigwa' vta

ningozigwa'wi vta [NI]

► ningozigwa' vta

ningozis nad my son

See also: ingozis nad ; ningwizis nad [BL] ; ingwizis nad [BL]

ningoodaas nid my dress

ningwada' vta cover it (animate) using a hoe

Paired with: ningwada'an vti

ningwada'an vti cover it using a hoe

Paired with: ningwada' vta

(detransitive) ningwada'ige vai s/he covers things using a hoe
ningwada'ige vai s/he covers things using a hoe

ningwadaasin vii it is covered by blowing snow

Paired with: ningwadaashi vai

ningwadaashi vai it (animate) is covered with blowing snow

Paired with: ningwadaasin vii

ningwadaawanga' vta cover h/ with sand (using something)

Paired with: ningwadaawanga'an vti

ningwadaawanga'an vti cover it with sand (using something)

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

ningwadaawanga'wi vta [NI]

► ningwadaawanga' vta

ningwadaawangaasin vii it is covered with blowing sand

Paired with: ningwadaawangaashi vai

ningwadaawangaashi vai s/he or it (animate) is covered with blowing sand

Paired with: ningwadaawangaasin vii

ningwa' vta bury h/ or it (animate)

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

ningwa'abwaadan vti cook it under the ashes

Paired with: ningwa'abwaazh vta

ningwa'abwaan na bread baked under the ashes

ningwa'abwaazh vta cook h/ under the ashes

Paired with: ningwa'abwaadan vti

ningwa'abwe vai s/he cooks (something) under the ashes

(applicative) ningwa'abwaadan vti cook it under the ashes (applicative) ningwa'abwaazh vta cook h/ under the ashes (derived noun) ningwa'abwaan na bread baked under the ashes ningwa'abwen vai + o s/he cooks something under the ashes
ningwa'abwen vai + o s/he cooks something under the ashes

ningwa'akii vai s/he buries something (in the ground); s/he spreads dirt on something

ningwa'amaw vta bury (it) for h/; cover (it) for h/ with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.)

ningwa'an vti bury it; cover it with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.)

Paired with: ningwa' vta

(benefactive) ningwa'amaw vta bury (it) for h/; cover (it) for h/ with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.) (detransitive) ningwa'ige vai s/he buries things; s/he covers things with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.) (verb of undergoing) ningwa'igaade vii it is buried (by someone), "they" bury it; it is covered (by someone) with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.), "they" cover it with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.) (verb of undergoing) ningwa'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is buried (by someone), "they" bury h/ or it (animate); s/he or it (animate) is covered (by someone) with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.), "they" cover h/ or it (animate) with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.)
ningwa'igaade vii it is buried (by someone), "they" bury it; it is covered (by someone) with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.), "they" cover it with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.)

ningwa'igaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is buried (by someone), "they" bury h/ or it (animate); s/he or it (animate) is covered (by someone) with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.), "they" cover h/ or it (animate) with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.)

ningwa'ige vai s/he buries things; s/he covers things with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.)

ningwa'wi vta [NI] bury h/ or it (animate); cover h/ or it (animate) with something (soil, sand, snow, leaves, etc.)

► ningwa' vta

ningwaja' vta cover it by using a hoe

Paired with: ningwaja'an vti

ningwaja'an vti hoe it

Paired with: ningwaja' vta

(detransitive) ningwaja'ige vai s/he covers things using a hoe (derived noun) ningwaja'igan ni a hoe
ningwaja'igan ni a hoe

ningwaja'ige vai s/he covers things using a hoe

ningwakamiga' vta bury h/ in the ground (using something)

Paired with: ningwakamiga'an vti

ningwakamiga'an vti bury it in the ground (using something)

Paired with: ningwakamiga' vta

(verb of undergoing) ningwakamiga'igaade vii it is buried in ground (by someone), "they" bury it in the ground (verb of undergoing) ningwakamiga'igaazo vai s/he, it (animate) is buried in the ground (by someone), "they" bury h/, it (animate) in the ground
ningwakamiga'igaade vii it is buried in ground (by someone), "they" bury it in the ground

ningwakamiga'igaazo vai s/he, it (animate) is buried in the ground (by someone), "they" bury h/, it (animate) in the ground

ningwakamiga'wi vta [NI]

► ningwakamiga' vta

ningwakamigibidoon vti2 cover it over with earth (using the hands)

ningwakamigin vta put h/ under the ground

ningwakamigishkan vti bury it in ground with the feet

ningwakwad vii it is cloudy

ningwaniso vai s/he goes to get the meat from killed game

ningwano vai s/he is covered with snow

ningwaabaawadoon vti cover it with liquid; overwater it

ningwaagone vai s/he or it (animate) is covered with snow

Paired with: ningwaagone vii

ningwaagone vii it is covered with snow

Paired with: ningwaagone vai

ningwaagone' vta cover h/ with snow (using something)

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

ningwaagone'an vti cover it in with snow (using something)

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

(detransitive) ningwaagone'ige vai s/he covers (things) with snow (using something) (verb of undergoing) ningwaagone'igaade vii it is covered with snow (by someone), "they" cover it with snow
ningwaagone'igaade vii it is covered with snow (by someone), "they" cover it with snow

ningwaagone'ige vai s/he covers (things) with snow (using something)

ningwaagone'wi vta [NI] cover h/ with snow (using something)

► ningwaagone' vta See also: ningwaagone'an vti

ningwaagonemon vii it (road or trail) road is snow-covered

ningwaagonen vta bury h/or it (animate) in the snow (by hand)

Paired with: ningwaagonenan vti

ningwaagonenan vti bury it in the snow (by hand)

Paired with: ningwaagonen vta

ningwaagonesin vii it is covered by snow, is under the snow

ningwaagoneshin vai s/he or it (animate) is covered by snow, is under the snow

Paired with: ningwaagonesin vii

ningwaagonewebishkan vti bury it in the snow (forcefully with foot or body)

Paired with: ningwaagonewebishkaw vta

ningwaagonewebishkaw vta bury h/ in the snow (forcefully with foot or body)

Paired with: ningwaagonewebishkan vti

ningwaagoneyaasin vii it is covered by blown snow

Paired with: ningwaagoneyaashi vai

ningwaagoneyaashi vai s/he or it (animate) is covered by blown snow

Paired with: ningwaagoneyaasin vii

ningwaanakwad vii it is cloudy

ningwaanakwaashi vai it (animate; the sun or moon) is covered by a moving cloud or clouds

ningwaashi vai it (animate; sun or moon) is covered by drifting clouds

ningwizis nad [BL] my son

See also: ingozis nad ; ingwizis nad [BL] ; ningozis nad

ninik nid my arm

nining nid h/ armpit

niningaji vai [S] s/he shivers, shakes from the cold

See also: naningaji vai [BL]

niningishkaa vii it trembles, shakes

niningwan nad my son-in-law

niningwanis nad my nephew (cross-nephew: a male's sister's son or a female's brother's son)

nininj nid my hand, finger

ninishiwag nad my testicles

niniigi'ig nad my parent

niniijaanis nad my child

niniishk nad my gland (lymph node)

ninjaan nid [N] my nose

See also: injaanzh nid [S]

ninjichaag nad my soul (the spirit within)

ninoshenh nad my stepmother; my aunt (parallel aunt: mother's sister)

ninow nid [ML] my cheek

ninoogan nid my hip

nipan nid my lung

nipigay nad [BL] my rib

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

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