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ozaawikosimaan ni a pumpkin

ozaawikoozhe vai s/he (a bird) has a brown or yellow bill

See also: bagaki-ozaawikoozhe vai

ozaawiminagad vii it (something small and round) is yellow or brown

See also: ozaawiminagizi vai

ozaawiminagi-zhiiwaabo ni [NI] orange juice

ozaawiminagizi vai it (animate; something small and round) is yellow or brown

See also: wezaawiminagizid na-v

ozaawinaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) looks yellow, appears yellow; s/he or it (animate) looks brown, appears brown

Paired with: ozaawinaagwad vii

ozaawinaagwad vii it looks yellow, appears yellow; it looks brown, appears brown

Paired with: ozaawinaagozi vai

ozaawindibe vai s/he has blond hair, brown hair

ozaawishkiinzhigwe vai s/he has brown or yellow eyes

ozhaawishkogwane vai [BL] s/he (a bird) has blue feathers; s/he (a bird) has green feathers

ozhaawishkojiisag ni [NI] foxfire; (a piece of) rotten wood that glows at night

See also: ozhaawashkojiisag ni

ozhaawishkominagad vii [NI] it (something small and round; grain/rice) is blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawishkominagizi vai [NI] See also: ozhaawashkominagad vii

ozhaawishkominagizi vai [NI] it (animate; something small and round, berry) is blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawishkominagad vii [NI] See also: ozhaawashkominagizi vai

ozhaawishkozi vai [NI] s/he or it (animate) is blue, is green

Paired with: ozhaawishkwaa vii [NI] See also: ozhaawashkozi vai

ozhaawishkwakone vii [NI] it is blue or green flame

See also: ozhaawashkwakone vii

ozhaawishkwanaga'e vai [NI] it (animate) has blue or green scales

ozhaawishkwaa vii [NI] it is blue, is green

Paired with: ozhaawishkozi vai [NI] See also: ozhaawashkwaa vii

ozhaawishkwaabiigad vii [NI] it (string-like) is blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawishkwaabiigizi vai [NI] See also: ozhaawashkwaabiigad vii

ozhaawishkwaabiigizi vai [NI] it (animate; string-like) is blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawishkwaabiigad vii [NI] See also: ozhaawashkwaabiigizi vai

ozhaawishkwaagamishkiinzhigwe vai [NI] s/he is blue-eyed

ozhaawishkwaakozi vai [NI] it (animate; stick-like) is blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawishkwaakwad vii [NI] See also: ozhaawashkwaakozi vai

ozhaawishkwaakwad vii [NI] it (stick-like) is blue or green

Paired with: ozhaawishkwaakozi vai [NI] See also: ozhaawashkwaakwad vii

ozhaawishkwegad vii [NI] it (sheet-like) is blue, is green

Paired with: ozhaawishkwegizi vai [NI] See also: ozhaawashkwegad vii

ozhaawishkwegizi vai [NI] it (animate; sheet-like) is blue, is green

Paired with: ozhaawishkwegad vii [NI] See also: ozhaawashkwegizi vai

ozaawitigwaane vai [BL] s/he is blond; it (animate) has a yellow or brown head

ozaawizi vai s/he or it (animate) is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawaa vii

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

ozaawizigwaa vii it (slab-like) is yellow, is brown

ozaawiingwe vai s/he has a yellow or brown face

ozaawiingweyaaso vai s/he has a sun-tanned face

ozaawoonagad vii it is a brown or yellow boat

ozhi-ayaan vai + o get it ready; prepare it

Paired with: ozhi-ayaaw vta

ozhi-ayaaw vta get h/ ready; prepare h/

Paired with: ozhi-ayaan vai + o

oziban ni cambium: sweet edible inner bark of certain trees

(verb of making) ozibanike vai s/he gets oziban (the sweet edible inner bark of certain trees)
ozibanaakozi vai it (animate; stick-like) has sappy inner bark (cambium)

Paired with: ozibanaakwad vii

ozibanaakwad vii it (stick-like) has sappy inner bark (cambium)

Paired with: ozibanaakozi vai

ozibanike vai s/he gets oziban (the sweet edible inner bark of certain trees)

ozhibidoon vti2 shape it by pulling or pushing with hands

Paired with: ozhibizh vta

ozhibizh vta shape h/ by pulling or pushing with hands

Paired with: ozhibidoon vti2

ozhibii' vta write h/ down; vote for h/

Paired with: ozhibii'an vti

ozhibii'amaw vta write (it) down for /h; write (it) for or to h/

ozhibii'amaadiwag vai they write (it) to each other

ozhibii'an vti sign it; write it; write it down, jot it down

Paired with: ozhibii' vta

(detransitive) ozhibii'ige vai s/he writes (things); s/he writes (things) down
(benefactive) ozhibii'igetamaw vai s/he writes something for h/
(benefactive) ozhibii'amaw vta write (it) for or to h/; write (it) down for /h
(reciprocal) ozhibii'amaadiwag vai they write (it) to each other
(verb of undergoing) ozhibii'igaade vii it is written (by someone), "they" write it; it is written down (by someone), "they" write it down (verb of undergoing) ozhibii'igaazo vai s/he is written down (as on a list) (by someone), "they write h/ down (derived noun) ozhibii'igan ni something written: a piece of writing (a paper, essay, report, etc.); mail; something used for writing
ozhibii'igan ni something written: a piece of writing (a paper, essay, report, etc.); something used for writing; mail

ozhibii'iganaabo ni [BL] ink, paint

See also: ozhibii'iganaaboo ni

ozhibii'iganaaboo ni ink

ozhibii'iganaak ni a pencil, a pen

ozhibii'iganaak na [BL] [LL] a pencil, a pen

ozhibii'iganaatig ni [BL] a board to write on: a blackboard, a whiteboard

ozhibii'igaade vii it is written (by someone), "they" write it; it is written down (by someone), "they" write it down

ozhibii'igaazo vai s/he is written down (as on a list) (by someone), "they write h/ down

ozhibii'ige vai s/he writes (things); s/he writes (things) down

ozhibii'ige-adoopowin ni [ML] a desk

ozhibii'igetamaw vai s/he writes something for h/

ozhibii'igewigamig ni an office

ozhibii'igewikwe na a (female) office worker, a clerk, a secretary

ozhibii'igewinini na a (male) office worker, a clerk, a secretary

ozhiboodoon vti2 saw or file it to shape

Paired with: ozhiboozh vta

ozhiboozh vta saw or file it (animate) to shape

Paired with: ozhiboodoon vti2

ozhichigan ni something made, built, or formed: a hand-made thing, a manufactured thing, a product

ozhichigaade vii it is made, built, formed (by someone), "they" make, build, form it

ozhichigaazo vai s/he is made, built, formed (by someone), "they" make, build, form h/

ozhichige vai s/he makes, builds, forms things

ozid nid h/ foot

ozidaa vai s/he has a foot or feet

ozhidaabaanike vai s/he gets h/ sled ready, packs h/ sled

ozide-miikana ni a footpath

ozhiga' vta
  1. hew h/ to shape
  2. tap h/ (a tree, to get sap)

Paired with: ozhiga'an vti

ozhiga'an vti
  1. hew it to shape
  2. tap it

Paired with: ozhiga' vta

(detransitive) ozhiga'ige vai s/he taps trees (derived noun) ozhiga'igan ni a faucet; a tap, a spile, a spigot (for getting sap from a tree) (derived noun) ozhiga'igan na a tapped tree (verb of undergoing) ozhiga'igaazo vai it (animate; a tree) is tapped, can be tapped (by someone)
ozhiga'igan na a tapped tree

ozhiga'igan ni a faucet; a tap, a spile, a spigot (for getting sap from a tree)

ozhiga'iganaabo ni tapped sap

ozhiga'iganaaboo ni [MN] tapped sap

ozhiga'igaazo vai it (animate; a tree) is tapped, can be tapped (by someone)

ozhiga'ige vai s/he taps trees

ozhiga'igewakik na a sap bucket

ozhiga'wi vta [NI]

► ozhiga' vta

ozhigaw vta build a dwelling (lodge, house) for h/

ozhigaabawi vai s/he stands in place, stands ready

ozhigaabawi' vta give h/ a place to stand

ozhigaabawitan vti stand before it

Paired with: ozhigaabawitaw vta

ozhigaabawitaw vta stand before h/

Paired with: ozhigaabawitan vti

ozhigaage vai s/he builds dwellings (lodge, house) for people

ozhige vai s/he builds a dwelling (lodge, house), makes camp

(benefactive) ozhigaw vta build a dwelling (lodge, house) for h/
(detransitive) ozhigaage vai s/he builds dwellings (lodge, house) for people
(verb of pretending) ozhigekaazo vai s/he pretends to make camp
ozhigekaazo vai s/he pretends to make camp

ozhigi vai s/he or it (animate) grows and takes form; s/he comes to life in the womb

Paired with: ozhigin vii

ozhigin vii it takes form growing

Paired with: ozhigi vai

ozigosan nad h/ aunt (cross-aunt: father's sister)

ozigozisan nad h/ mother-in-law

ozigozisi vai s/he has a mother-in-law

ozhigwan nid its tail (of a fish or snake)

ozhigwaadan vti sew it up, sew it into shape

Paired with: ozhigwaazh vta

ozhigwaade vii it is sewn up, sewn into shape

Paired with: ozhigwaazo vai

ozigwaakomin na [BL] a serviceberry

[
serviceberry, juneberry, saskatoon
; 
Amelanchier spp.
]

ozigwaakominaganzh na a serviceberry bush

[
serviceberry, juneberry
; 
Amelanchier spp.
]

ozhigwaaso vai s/he sews things up, sews things into shape

ozhigwaazh vta sew it (animate) up, sew it (animate) into shape

Paired with: ozhigwaadan vti

ozhigwaazo vai it (animate) is sewn up, sewn into shape

Paired with: ozhigwaade vii

ozhi' vta make, build, form h/

Paired with: ozhitoon vti2

ozhijiishkiwagin vta form it (animate; something mud-like such as dough or clay) into shape

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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