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nagajimaanjige vai s/he is used to the smell of something

nagajipidan vti be used to the taste of it

See also: nagajipo vta

nagajipo vta

Paired with: nagajipidan vti

nagajipwi vta [NI]

► nagajipo vta

nagajitoon vti2 be familiar with, accustomed to, used to making or doing it; knows how to handle it

Paired with: nagaji' vta

nagajii vai s/he is familiar with, is accustomed to, is used to doing something

nagamo vai s/he sings

(verb of pretending) nagamokaazo vai s/he pretends to sing (applicative) nagamotaw vta sing to h/
(reciprocal) nagamotaadiwag vai they sing to each other
(derived noun) nagamon ni a song (derived noun) nagamowin ni singing; a song
nagamokaazo vai s/he pretends to sing

nagamon ni a song

nagamoshkwemag ni a birch bark song scroll

nagamotaw vta sing to h/

nagamotaadiwag vai they sing to each other

nagamowin ni singing; a song

nagamoo-makak ni a phonograph, a record player, a cd player

nagamoo-mazina'igan ni a song book

nagazh vta leave h/ behind; abandon, outstrip h/

Paired with: nagadan vti

(detransitive) nagazhiwe vai s/he leaves people behind, abandons people
nagazaabam vta be used to the sight of h/

Paired with: nagazaabandan vti

nagazaabandan vti be used to the sight of it

Paired with: nagazaabam vta

nagazinan vti be used to the sight of it

Paired with: nagazinaw vta

nagazinaw vta be used to the sight of h/

Paired with: nagazinan vti

nagazitan vti be used to hearing it

Paired with: nagazitaw vta

nagazitaw vta be used to hearing h/

Paired with: nagazitan vti

nagazhiwe vai s/he leaves people behind, abandons people

nagaakininjaan ni palm (of hand)

nagaashkaa vii it stops moving, halts

Paired with: nagaashkaa vai

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

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