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niiwoninj qnt num four inches

See also: niiyoninj qnt num

niiwosagoons qnt num four thousand

niiwozid qnt num four feet

See also: niiyozid qnt num

niiwoobii'igan na a four (card)

See also: niiyoobii'igan na

niiwoogaabawiwag vai four of them stand together

niiwookik qnt num four pails, four pailfuls

See also: niiyookik qnt num

niiwooshkin qnt num four bags

See also: niiyooshkin qnt num

niiyaw nid my body

niiyawen'enh nad my namesake

niiyo- pv qnt four

niiyo-anama'e-giizhigad vii it is four weeks

See also: niiwo-anama'e-giizhigad vii

niiyo-anama'e-giizhik qnt num four weeks

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

niiyo-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is four weeks

niiyo-biboon qnt num four years; four winters

See also: niiwo-biboon qnt num

niiyo-biboonagad vii it is four years

Paired with: niiyo-biboonagizi vai See also: niiwo-biboonagad vii

niiyo-biboonagizi vai s/he is four years old

See also: niiwo-biboonagizi vai

niiyo-diba'igan qnt num
  1. four hours
  2. four miles

See also: niiwo-diba'igan qnt num

niiyo-diba'igane vii [N] it is four o'clock

niiyo-diba'iganed vii [S] it is four o'clock

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

niiyo-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is four o'clock

niiyo-diba'igaans qnt num four acres; four minutes

See also: niiwo-diba'igaans qnt num

niiyo-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] four gallons

niiyo-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num four pounds

See also: niiwo-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num

niiyo-dibaabiishkoojiganezi vai s/he or it (animate) weighs four pounds

niiyo-dibik qnt num four nights

niiyo-gikinoonowin qnt num four years

niiyo-giizhigad vii it is Thursday

niiyo-giizhik qnt num four days

niiyo-giizis qnt num four months

niiyo-giiziswagad vii it is four months

Paired with: niiyo-giiziswagizi vai

niiyo-giiziswagizi vai s/he is four months old

Paired with: niiyo-giiziswagad vii

niiyo-minikwaajigan qnt num four gallons

niiyo-mizid qnt num [NI] four feet

niiyodaabaan qnt num four cars, carloads

niiyogon qnt num four days

niiyogonagad vii it is four days

See also: niiwogonagad vii

niiyogonagizi vai s/he is four days old; it is the fourth (of the month)

niiyogonendi vai s/he is gone four days, is absent four days

niiyonaw vta shoot four of it (animate) with one shot

niiyonaaganens qnt num [BL] four cups

niiyonaagaans qnt num four cups, cupsfull

niiyoninj qnt num four inches

See also: niiwoninj qnt num

niiyosagoons qnt num four thousand

See also: niiwosagoons qnt num

niiyozid qnt num four feet

See also: niiwozid qnt num

niiyoobiwag vai four of them sit together; four of them are at home

niiyoobii'igan na a four (card)

See also: niiwoobii'igan na

niiyoogaabawiwag vai four of them stand together

niiyoogaade vai s/he has four legs, is a quadruped; it (animate) has four wheels

niiyookik qnt num four pails, four pailfuls

See also: niiwookik qnt num

niiyoonag qnt num four boats or canoes, four boatloads

niiyoonagiziwag vai there are four canoes of boats of them

niiyoopidewan vii four of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: niiyoopizowag vai

niiyoopidoon vti2 tie four of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: niiyoopizh vta

niiyoopizh vta tie, hitch four of them (animate) together

niiyoopizowag vai four of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: niiyoopidewan vii

niiyoosinoon vii four of them lie together

Paired with: niiyooshinoog vai

niiyooshinoog vai four of them lie together

Paired with: niiyoosinoon vii

niiyooshkimod qnt num four bags

niiyooshkin qnt num four bags

niizh qnt num two

niizhing adv tmp twice; two times

niizhinoon vii they (inanimate) are two, there are two of them

Paired with: niizhiwag vai

niizhiwag vai they (animate) are two, there are two of them

Paired with: niizhinoon vii

niizho- pv qnt two

niizho-anama'e-giizhik qnt num two weeks

niizho-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is two weeks

niizho-biboon qnt num two years; two winters

niizho-biboonagad vii it is two years

Paired with: niizho-biboonagizi vai

niizho-biboonagizi vai s/he is two years old

Paired with: niizho-biboonagad vii

niizho-diba'igan qnt num
  1. two hours
  2. two miles

niizho-diba'igane vii [N] it is two o'clock

niizho-diba'iganed vii [S] it is two o'clock

niizho-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is two o'clock

niizho-diba'igaans qnt num
  1. two minutes
  2. two acres

niizho-diba'oobaan qnt num [BL] two gallons

niizho-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num two pounds

niizho-dibaabiishkoojiganezi vai s/he or it (animate) weights two pounds

niizho-dibik qnt num two nights

niizho-gikinoonowin qnt num two years

niizho-giizhigad vii it is Tuesday

niizho-giizhik qnt num two days

niizho-giizis qnt num two months

niizho-giiziswagad vii it is two months

Paired with: niizho-giiziswagizi vai

niizho-giiziswagizi vai s/he is two months old

Paired with: niizho-giiziswagad vii

niizho-minikwaajigan qnt num two gallons

niizho-mininj qnt num [NI] two inches

niizho-mizid qnt num [NI] two feet

niizhodaabaan qnt num two cars, carloads

niizhogon qnt num two days

niizhogonagad vii it is two days

Paired with: niizhogonagizi vai

niizhogonagizi vai it is the second (of the month); s/he is two days old

Paired with: niizhogonagad vii

niizhogonendi vai s/he is gone two days, is absent two days

niizhonaaganens qnt num [BL] two cups, cupfuls

niizhonaagaans qnt num two cups, cupfuls

niizhoninj qnt num two inches

niizhosagoons qnt num two thousand

niizhowine vai s/he has two prongs on h/ antlers

niizhozid qnt num two feet

niizhozigwam adv qnt two blocks of ice

niizhoobiwag vai two of them are at home; two of them sit together

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

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