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oshkiinzhigomin ni

oshkiinzhigominaganzh na

oshpiming adv loc [LLC] in the sky, above, in heaven

See also: ishpiming adv loc

oshtigwaan nid h/ head

See also: otigwaan nid [BL]

oshtigwaanens ni a postage stamp

oshtigwaanigegan nid h/ skull

oshtigwaanzhaabonigan ni a common pin

otawag nid h/ ear

otawagaa vai s/he has ears

otigwaan nid [BL] h/ head

See also: oshtigwaan nid

ototose vii it quivers like jelly

owa pc disc [exclamation of agreeable surprise]

owaagaakwado vai s/he has an ax or axes

owaagwaakwadomi vai s/he has an ax or axes

owaawano vai s/he has an egg or eggs; she lays eggs

owe pron dem this (inanimate singular)

See also: o'ow pron dem ; o'owe pron dem [N]

owe pron dem [BL] these (animate obviative plural)

See also: o'owe pron dem [BL]

owedi pron dem this over here (inanimate singular)

See also: o'owedi pron dem

owenzhiike adv tmp

owidi adv loc over here, over this way

See also: o'owidi adv loc

owiibidaa vai s/he has teeth

owiigiwaami vai s/he has a wigwam

owiijikiwenyan nad his brother

owiijikiwenyi vai he has a brother or male agemate

owiijiiwaagani vai s/he has a partner, has a companion

owiinge adv deg [NI] carefully; completely; properly; well

See also: wawiinge adv man

owiinimo vai s/he has a sibling-in-law of opposite sex: she has a brother-in-law, he has a sister-in-law

owiinimom vta s/he has h/ as a sibling-in-law (of the opposite sex)

owiinimoshenyan nad h/ cross-cousin (of the opposite sex to h/): h/ mother's brother's child, h/ father's sister's child ; h/ sweetheart

See also: wiinimoshenyan nad

owiinimoon nad (if someone is female) her brother-in-law; (if someone is male) his sister-in-law

See also: wiinimoon nad

owiinindib nid h/ brain

owiinizis nid h/ (strand of) hair

See also: wiinizis nid

owiinizisi vai s/he has hair

owiitaan nad his brother-in-law (a man's brother-in-law)

See also: wiitaan nad

owiiwan nad [RL] his wife

See also: wiiwan nad

owiiyaw nid h/ body

owoosi vai s/he has a father

See also: oyoosi vai

owoosim vta have h/ as a father

See also: o'oosim vta ; oyoosim vta

oyoosi vai s/he has a father

See also: owoosi vai

oyoosim vta have h/ as a father

See also: o'oosim vta ; owoosim vta

ozagaskwaajime na a leech, a bloodsucker

Paired with: zagaskwaajime na

ozagiin nid an animal arm; a front quarter

ozaawadaawangad vii it (sand-like, powder) is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawadaawangizi vai

ozaawadaawangaa vii there is brown sand

ozaawadaawangizi vai it (animate; sand-like, powder) is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawadaawangad vii

ozaawadis vta dye h/ brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadisan vti

ozaawadisan vti dye it brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadis vta

ozaawadiso vai s/he or it (animate) turns brown or yellow from the sun, is dyed brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadite vii

ozaawadiswi vta [NI]

► ozaawadis vta

ozaawadite vii it turns brown or yellow from the sun, is dyed brown or yellow

Paired with: ozaawadiso vai

ozaawadowe vai s/he has brown or yellow fur

ozaawagosimaan ni [RL] a pumpkin

ozaawakamigaa vii it is a brown or yellowish landscape

ozaawakik na a brass kettle

ozaawakone vii it is a brown or yellow flame

ozaawamik na a brown beaver

ozaawanagekozi vai it (animate) has brown or yellow bark

Paired with: ozaawanagekwad vii

ozaawanagekwad vii it has brown or yellow bark

Paired with: ozaawanagekozi vai

ozaawaa vii it is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawizi vai

ozaawaa-zhooniyaa ni gold

ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaabik na gold

See also: ozaawi-zhooniyaawaabik na

ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaande vii it is colored gold

Paired with: ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaanzo vai

ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaanzo vai it (animate) is colored gold

Paired with: ozaawaa-zhooniyaawaande vii

ozaawaabasan vti brown it by smoking it

ozaawaabate vii there is yellow or brown smoke

ozaawaabik ni (a piece of) brass, (a piece of) copper

ozaawaabikad vii it is (of) brass; it is yellow, is brown (as something mineral)

Paired with: ozaawaabikizi vai

ozaawaabikizi vai it (animate) is (of) brass; it (animate; mineral) is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawaabikad vii

ozaawaabikoons na a penny, a cent

ozaawaabiigad vii it (string-like) is yellow or brown

Paired with: ozaawaabiigizi vai

ozaawaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is yellow or brown

Paired with: ozaawaabiigad vii

ozaawaagamin vii it (a liquid) is yellow, is brown

ozaawaagamishkiinzhigwe vai s/he is brown-eyed

ozaawaagonagaa vii there is yellow snow

ozaawaagosh na fox in red phase

ozaawaakide vii it is toasted, is browned (by heat or fire)

Paired with: ozaawaakizo vai

ozaawaakigane vai s/he has a yellow or brown chest, is yellow-breasted

See also: bagaki-ozaawaakigane vai

ozaawaakiz vta toast h/, brown h/ (by fire)

Paired with: ozaawaakizan vti

ozaawaakizan vti toast it, brown it (by fire)

Paired with: ozaawaakiz vta

(detransitive) ozaawaakizige vai s/he toasts something, browns something (by fire) (verb of undergoing) ozaawaakizigaade vii it is toasted, is browned (by fire) (by someone), "they" toast it, brown it
ozaawaakizigan ni a toaster

ozaawaakizigan na (a piece of) toast

ozaawaakizigaade vii it is toasted, is browned (by fire) (by someone), "they" toast it, brown it

ozaawaakizige vai s/he toasts something, browns something (by fire)

ozaawaakizo vai it (animate) is toasted, is browned (by heat or fire)

See also: ozaawaakide vii

ozaawaakizwi vta [NI]

► ozaawaakiz vta

ozaawaakondibe vai s/he has blond hair, brown hair

ozaawaakozi vai it (animate; stick-like) is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawaakwad vii

ozaawaakozide vai s/he has brown or yellow feet or (hind)paws

ozaawaakwad vii it (stick-like) is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawaakozi vai

ozaawaanakwad vii it is a yellow cloud

ozaawaanakwagoode vii it (cloud) is yellowish in the sky

ozaawaandagaaso vai the boughs turn brown from the sun and heat

ozaawaandagizi vai the bough is brown

ozaawaande vii it is colored yellow, is colored brown

Paired with: ozaawaanzo vai

ozaawaanikwe vai [BL]
  1. s/he has yellow or brown hair
  2. s/he is blond

ozaawaanz vta color h/ yellow, color h/ brown

Paired with: ozaawaanzan vti

ozaawaanzan vti color it yellow, color it brown

Paired with: ozaawaanz vta

ozaawaanzo vai it (animate) is colored yellow, is colored brown

Paired with: ozaawaande vii

ozaawaate vii it fades to yellow/brown in sun

ozaawaatese vii it flashes brown or yellow

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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