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onjibatoo vai s/he runs from a certain place

(applicative) onjibatwaadan vti run from a certain place with it (applicative) onjibatwaazh vta run from a certain place with h/
onjibatwaadan vti run from a certain place with it

onjibatwaazh vta run from a certain place with h/

onjibaa vai s/he comes from a certain place

onjibide vii it drives, speeds, falls from a certain place

Paired with: onjibizo vai

onjibidoon vti2 pull it from a certain place, pull a piece of it from something

Paired with: onjibizh vta

onjibizh vta pull h/ from a certain place

Paired with: onjibidoon vti2

onjibizo vai s/he drives, speeds, falls from a certain place

Paired with: onjibide vii

onjibizoni' vta drive h/ from a certain place

Paired with: onjibizonitoon vti2

onjibizonitoon vti2 drive it from a certain place

onjibiisaa vii [S] rain comes from a certain way

onjida adv man on purpose, intentionally

onjidaabaadan vti drag, pull it from a certain place

Paired with: onjidaabaazh vta

onjidaabaade vii it is pulled, pushed, or dragged from a certain place (on something)

Paired with: onjidaabaazo vai

onjidaabaazh vta drag, pull h/ from a certain place

Paired with: onjidaabaadan vti

onjidaabaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is pulled, pushed, or dragged from a certain place (on something)

Paired with: onjidaabaade vii

onjidaabii vai s/he drags, pulls a load from a certain place, pulls a sled from a certain place

(causative) onjidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) from a certain place
(detransitive) onjidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives from a certain place
onjidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) from a certain place

onjidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives from a certain place

onjigawidoone vai s/he drools

onjigaa vii it leaks, drips, runs with sap

Paired with: onjigaa vai

onjigaa vai it (animate) leaks, drips; it (animate) runs with sap

Paired with: onjigaa vii

onjigaabawi vai s/he stands out from a certain place, comes from a certain place standing

onjigidaazo vai s/he gets angry for certain reason, gets mad for a certain reason; s/he comes from a certain place angry, comes from a certain place mad

onjigozi vai s/he moves from a certain place

onjigwaashkwani vai s/he jumps from a certain place

onji' vta tell h/ not to do something; forbid, prohibit h/ from doing something

(reciprocal) onji'idiwag vai they tell each other not to do something; they forbid each other (detransitive) onji'iwe vai s/he tells people not to do something, prohibits or forbids people to do something
onji'aawaso vai s/he tells a child or children not to do something

onji'idiwag vai they forbid each other; they tell each other not to do something

onji'iwe vai s/he tells people not to do something, prohibits or forbids people to do something

onjijiwan vii it flows from a certain place

onjikawe vai s/he leaves tracks coming from a certain place

onjinanidiwag vai they injure, kill each other for a certain reason

onjinawe' vta make h/ mad for a certain reason, anger h/ for a certain reason

onjinazh vta injure, kill h/ for a certain reason; get h/ as game from a certain place, catch h/ as game at a certain place

(reciprocal) onjinanidiwag vai they injure, kill each other for a certain reason
onjinigaadan vti carry it from a certain place on the shoulder

Paired with: onjinigaazh vta

onjinigaazh vta carry h/ from a certain place on shoulder

Paired with: onjinigaadan vti

onjinige vai s/he carries something on the shoulder from a certain place

onjinizhikaw vta chase h/ from a certain place

onjinizhimo vai s/he runs from a certain place in flight

onjipon vii snow comes from a certain place

onjise vai s/he flies from a certain place

Paired with: onjise vii

onjise vii it flies from a certain place

Paired with: onjise vai

onjishimo vai s/he dances from a certain place

onjishkawabi vai s/he sits facing the wind

onjishkawa'o vai s/he goes upwind in a boat

onjishkawakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles into the wind

onjishkawaadagaako vai s/he walks on the ice going against the wind

onjishkawibatoo vai s/he runs into the wind

onjishkawise vai s/he flies into the wind

onjishkawishkaa vai s/he goes upwind

onjitigweyaa vii it (river) flows from a certain place

onjiwane vai s/he carries a pack from a certain place

onjiwebishkan vti kick it from a certain place; shove it from a certain place (with foot or body)

Paired with: onjiwebishkaw vta

onjiwebishkaw vta kick h/ from a certain place; shove h/ from a certain place (with foot or body)

Paired with: onjiwebishkan vti

onjiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load from a certain place, hauls freight from a certain place

onjiwidoon vti2 take, carry it from a certain place

Paired with: onjiwizh vta

(detransitive) onjiwijige vai s/he takes, carries things from a certain place (detransitive) onjiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load from a certain place, hauls freight from a certain place (verb of undergoing) onjiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried from a certain place (by someone), "they" carry h/ from a certain place (verb of undergoing) onjiwijigaade vii it is carried from a certain place (by someone), "they" carry it from a certain place
onjiwijigaade vii it is carried from a certain place (by someone), "they" carry it from a certain place

onjiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried from a certain place (by someone), "they" carry h/ from a certain place

onjiwijige vai s/he takes, carries things from a certain place

onjiwizh vta take, carry h/ from a certain place

Paired with: onjiwidoon vti2

onjii vai s/he comes from a certain place; s/he goes from a certain place

Paired with: onjiimagad vii

onjiimagad vii it is from a certain place

Paired with: onjii vai

ono pron dem these (animate obviative); this (animate obviative)

See also: onow pron dem ; onowe pron dem [N]

ono pron dem these (inanimate plural)

See also: onow pron dem ; onowe pron dem

onoshenyan nad h/ aunt (parallel aunt: mother's sister); h/ stepmother

onow pron dem these (inanimate plural)

See also: onowe pron dem

onow pron dem these (animate obviative); this (animate obviative)

See also: onowe pron dem [N] ; ono pron dem

onow nid [ML] h/ cheek

onowe pron dem these (inanimate plural)

See also: onow pron dem

onowe pron dem [N] these (animate obviative); this (animate obviative)

See also: onow pron dem ; ono pron dem

onowedi pron dem this over here (animate obviative); these over here (animate obviative)

See also: onowedin pron dem

onowedin pron dem these over here [inanimate plural demonstrative]; this/these over here [obviative demonstrative]

See also: onowedi pron dem

onowen pron dem [RL] these (inanimate plural)

See also: onowe pron dem ; onow nid [ML]

onoogan nid h/ hip

onwaachige vai s/he foretells the future, prophesies

onwaachigewin ni a prophecy

onwaatoon vti2 have a premonition of it

(detransitive) onwaachige vai s/he foretells the future, prophesies
(derived noun) onwaachigewin ni a prophecy
onwaawe vai s/he hiccoughs, hiccups

onwaawese vai s/he has a sudden attack of the hiccoughs

onzan vti boil it

Paired with: onzo vta

(detransitive) onzige vai s/he boils things (verb of undergoing) onzigaade vii it is boiled (by someone), "they" boil it (verb of undergoing) onzigaazo vai s/he is boiled (by someone), "they" boil h/
onzaabam vta see, watch h/ from a certain place

Paired with: onzaabandan vti

onzaabandan vti see, watch it from a certain place

Paired with: onzaabam vta

onzaabi vai s/he looks out from a certain place

(derived noun) onzaabiwin ni a lookout point or tower
onzaabiwin ni a lookout point or tower

onzaam adv qnt
  1. too, too much, excessively
  2. because (of an excess or an extreme condition or event)

onzaam bangii adv qnt too little

See also: bangii adv qnt ; onzaam adv qnt

onzaam besho adv loc too close

See also: besho adv loc ; onzaam adv qnt

onzaam niibiwa adv qnt too many; too much

See also: niibiwa adv qnt [N] ; onzaam adv qnt

onzaam niibowa adv qnt too much

See also: niibowa adv qnt [S] ; onzaam adv qnt ; onzaam niibiwa adv qnt

onzaam wayiiba adv tmp too early, too soon

See also: onzaam adv qnt ; wayiiba adv tmp

onzaam waasa adv loc too far

See also: onzaam adv qnt ; waasa adv loc

onzaam wiiba adv tmp [BL] too early, too soon

See also: onzaam adv qnt ; wiiba adv tmp [N]

onzaam wiikaa adv tmp too late

See also: onzaam adv qnt ; wiikaa adv tmp

onzaamadaawe vai s/he overspends

onzaamanoozo vai s/he smokes (tobacco or other smoking substance) too much

onzaamashkinadoon vti2 overfill it (with solids)

Paired with: onzaamashkina' vta

onzaamashkina' vta overfill h/ (with solids)

Paired with: onzaamashkinadoon vti2

onzaamashkine vai s/he is overfull (with solids)

onzaamashkine vii it is overfull (with solids)

Paired with: onzaamashkine vai

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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