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nagaashkaa vai s/he stops moving, halts

Paired with: nagaashkaa vii

nagaashkaa' vta make h/ stop

Paired with: nagaashkaatoon vti2

nagaashkaatoon vti2 make it stop

Paired with: nagaashkaa' vta See also: nagaashkaa' vta

nagaataa vai s/he stops moving

nagaawebin vta stop h/ forcefully by hand, push h/ back

Paired with: nagaawebinan vti

(reciprocal) nagaawebinidiwag vai they stop each other forcefully by hand, push each other back
nagaawebinan vti push it back; stop it forcefully by hand

Paired with: nagaawebin vta

nagaawebinidiwag vai they stop each other forcefully by hand, push each other back

nagaawebishkan vti stop it (forcefully with foot or body), brake it

Paired with: nagaawebishkaw vta

(detransitive) nagaawebishkige vai s/he applies the brakes (derived noun) nagaawebishkigan ni brakes
nagaawebishkaw vta brake h/; stop h/ quickly (with foot or body)

Paired with: nagaawebishkan vti

nagaawebishkigan ni brakes

nagaawebishkige vai s/he applies the brakes

nagishkan vti meet it (while going somewhere)

Paired with: nagishkaw vta

nagishkaw vta meet h/ (while going somewhere)

Paired with: nagishkan vti

(detransitive) nagishkaage vai s/he meets people (reciprocal) nagishkodaadiwag vai they meet each other (while going somewhere)
nagishkaage vai s/he meets people

nagishkodaadiwag vai they meet each other (while going somewhere)

nagwaadan vti snare it

Paired with: nagwaazh vta

nagwaade vii it is caught in a snare, is snared

Paired with: nagwaazo vai

nagwaagan ni a snare

(verb of possession) onagwaagani vai s/he has a snare or snares
nagwaaganeyaab ni snare wire, snare

nagwaanidizo vai s/he snares h/ self

nagwaazh vta snare h/

Paired with: nagwaadan vti

(reflexive) nagwaanidizo vai s/he snares h/ self
nagwaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is caught in a snare, is snared

Paired with: nagwaade vii

nagweyaab ni a rainbow

na' pc interj look!

na'abi vai s/he moves to get seated comfortably

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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