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ogidaandag on top of a bough

ogidaatig adv loc on top of a log, piece of wood, stick, or tree

ogidaawigan adv loc [BL] on the back

ogidibiig adv loc on top of the water

ogidig nid [C] [N] h/ knee

ogidigamig adv loc on top of the house; upstairs

See also: agidigamig adv loc

ogidigwan nad [ML] h/ knee

ogidoonag adv loc on top of a canoe or boat

See also: agidoonag adv loc [ML]

ogijaya'ii adv loc [N] on top, on top of

See also: ogijayi'ii adv loc [ML] ; wagijaya'ii adv loc

ogijayi'ii adv loc [ML] on top, on top of

See also: ogijaya'ii adv loc [N]

ogiji- pv lex on top, on top of

See also: agiji- pv lex

ogiji-adoopowin adv loc on the table

ogiji-desabiwin adv loc [BL] on top of the chair

ogiji-jiimaan adv loc on top of a canoe or boat

ogiji-nibewin adv loc on top of a bed

ogiji-waakaa'igan adv loc on the top of a house or building; on the roof

ogijidaabaan adv loc on top of a vehicle (car, truck, wagon)

See also: wagijidaabaan adv loc

ogijizigwakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles up on the ice

ogimaa na
  1. a leader (male): a boss, a chief, a king
  2. a king (card)

(verb of being) ogimaawi vai s/he is a leader, is a boss, is a chief
(derived noun) ogimaawiwin ni government; authority; leadership (causative) ogimaawi' vta make h/ the boss or leader
(verb of pretending) ogimaakaazo vai s/he pretends to be the boss ogimaakaw vta make h/ chief; make h/ leader (verb of possession) odoogimaami vai s/he has a boss or bosses, a chief or chiefs
ogimaa-mishiibizhiw na [BL] chief of the great panthers

See also: ogimaa-mishiibizhii na

ogimaa-mishiibizhii na chief of the great panthers

See also: ogimaa-mishiibizhiw na [BL]

ogimaa-nagamon ni chief song

ogimaakandan vti rule, govern it

Paired with: ogimaakandaw vta

ogimaakandaw vta rule, govern h/

Paired with: ogimaakandan vti

ogimaakaw vta make h/ chief; make h/ leader