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naano-giiziswagad vii it is five months

Paired with: naano-giiziswagizi vai

naano-giiziswagizi vai s/he is five months old

Paired with: naano-giiziswagad vii

naano-minikwaajigan qnt num five gallons

naano-mininj qnt num [NI] five inches

naano-mizid qnt num [NI] five feet

naanodaabaan qnt num five cars, carloads

naanogon qnt num five days

naanogonagad vii it is five days

Paired with: naanogonagizi vai

naanogonagizi vai it is the fifth (of the month); s/he is five days old

Paired with: naanogonagad vii

naanogonendi vai s/he is gone five days, is absent five days

naanonaaganens qnt num [BL] five cups

naanonaagaans qnt num five cups, cupfuls

naanoninj qnt num five inches

naanoninjigane vai s/he (a fish) has five fins

naanosagoons qnt num five thousand

naanozid qnt num five feet

naanoobiwag vai five of them sit together; five of them are at home

naanoobii'igan na a five (card)

naanoogaabawiwag vai five of them stand together

naanoogibagizo vai s/he stops again and again while dancing

naanookik adv loc five pails, five pailfuls

naanoomaya adv tmp a little while ago

naanoonag qnt num five boats or canoes, five boatloads

naanoonagiziwag vai there are five canoes or boats of them

naanoondam s/he hears

naanoondaagomo' vta keep making sounds on or with it (animate); keep making sounds at h/

naanoondaagozi vai s/he calls repeatedly as an animal

naanoondewagendam vai2 s/he is reluctant, feels inadequate, feels unable to continue

naanoopidewan vii five of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: naanoopizowag vai

naanoopidoon vti2 tie five of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: naanoopizh vta

naanoopizh vta tie, hitch five of them (animate) together

naanoopizowag vai five of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: naanoopidewan vii

naanooshkimod qnt num five bags

naanooshkin qnt num five bags

naanwaginzo vai [BL] it is the fifth (of the month)

naanwaabik qnt num five dollars

naanwaabiig adv num five strands, five strings

naanwaak qnt num five hundred

naanweg qnt num five pieces of something sheet-like

naanweginigan qnt num five packs

naanwemikwaanens qnt num five spoonfuls

naanwewaan qnt num five pairs; five sets

naanwewaanagadoon vii there are five sets, pairs, or kinds of them (inanimate)

Paired with: naanwewaanagiziwag vai

naanwewaanagiziwag vai there are five sets, pairs, or kinds of them (animate)

Paired with: naanwewaanagadoon vii

naasanaa pc disc come on!; look out!

naasaab adv man alike; the same

naasaabibii'an vti copy it in writing

(detransitive) naasaabibii'ige vai s/he copies things in writing
naasaabibii'ige vai s/he copies things in writing

naawagaam adv loc out in the middle of a lake or other body of water

See also: naanaawagaam adv loc

naawakamig adv loc in middle of the earth, ground

naawakwam adv loc out on the ice

See also: naawikwam adv loc

naawakwe vii it is mid-day, is noon

naawakwe-miijin vti3 eat it for lunch, for dinner (the noon meal)

naawakwe-wiidoopam vta eat lunch with h/

naawakwe-wiisini vai s/he eats lunch, eats dinner (the noon meal)

naawashkina' vta fill h/ up partly (with solids)

Paired with: naawashkinatoon vti2

naawashkinatoon vti2 fill it up partly (with solids)

Paired with: naawashkina' vta

naawashkine vai s/he is partly full (of solids)

Paired with: naawashkine vii

naawashkine vii it is partly full (of solids)

Paired with: naawashkine vai

naawashkiig adv loc in the middle of the muskeg

naawashkosiw adv loc in the middle of a meadow

naawaya'ii adv loc [N] in the middle of it

See also: naawayi'ii adv loc

naawayi'ii adv loc in the middle of it

See also: naawaya'ii adv loc [N]

naawaajiwan adv loc in the middle of the current or the rapids

naawaakigan adv loc in the middle of someone's chest

naawaakwaa adv loc in the middle of the woods

naawaawigan adv loc in the middle of someone's back

naaweg adv loc in the middle of a blanket or material

naawendan vti realize it is far

naawewe'o vai he (partridge) is heard drumming in the distance

naawi- pv lex in the middle of

naawi-baawitig adv loc in the middle of the current or the rapids

naawi-gichigami adv loc

naawi-minis adv loc in the middle of the island

naawi-minisaabik adv loc in the middle (center) of a reef

naawi-waazh adv loc in the middle of the burrow or den

naawi-ziibi adv loc in the middle of the river

naawibadoon vti2 fill it up partly (with liquid)

Paired with: naawibazh vta

naawibag adv loc in the middle of a leaf

naawibazh vta fill h/ up partly (with liquid)

Paired with: naawibadoon vti2

naawibii vai s/he is partly full (of liquid)

Paired with: naawibii vii

naawibii vii it is partly full (of liquid)

Paired with: naawibii vai

naawigatig adv loc in the middle of the forehead

naawij adv loc out in the lake

naawijiine' vta part h/ hair, comb a part in h/ hair

(reflexive) naawijiine'odizo vai s/he parts h/ own hair
naawijiine'o vai s/he parts h/ (own) hair, combs a part in h/ (own) hair; s/he has a part in h/ hair

naawijiine'odizo vai s/he parts h/ own hair

naawikana adv loc in the middle of the road or trail

naawikwam adv loc out on the ice

See also: naawakwam adv loc

naawinaagozi vai s/he is barely visible, is visible in the distance

Paired with: naawinaagwad vii

naawinaagwad vii it is barely visible, is visible in the distance

Paired with: naawinaagozi vai

naawininj ni a middle finger

naawininj adv loc in the middle of someone's hand

naawisag adv loc in the middle of the floor

naawiskatig adv loc in the middle of someone's forehead

naawishkode adv loc in middle of the fire

naawishkwaand adv loc in the middle of the doorway

naawitan vti hear it faintly in the distance

Paired with: naawitaw vta

naawitaw vta hear h/ faintly in the distance

Paired with: naawitan vti

naawitaagozi vai s/he is heard faintly in the distance

Paired with: naawitaagwad vii

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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