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wiishkoban vii it is sweet

Paired with: wiishkobizi vai

wiishkobanjige vai s/he eats sweets

(verb of addiction) wiishkobanjigeshki vai s/he has a sweet tooth
wiishkobanjigeshki vai s/he has a sweet tooth

wiishkobaaboo ni maple sap

wiishkobaagamin vii it (a liquid) is sweet

wiishkobi- pv lex sweet

wiishkobi-bakwezhigan na a pastry, a cake, a sweet roll

wiishkobi-jiis ni a sugar beet

wiishkobi-mitigominzh na white oak

[
Quercus alba
]

wiishkobimaagozi vai s/he or it (animate) smells sweet

Paired with: wiishkobimaagwad vii

wiishkobimaagwad vii it smells sweet

Paired with: wiishkobimaagozi vai

wiishkobipidan vti find it tastes sweet

wiishkobipogozi vai it (animate) tastes sweet

Paired with: wiishkobipogwad vii

wiishkobipogwad vii it tastes sweet

Paired with: wiishkobipogozi vai

wiishkobitoon vti2 sweeten it

wiishkobizi vai it (animate) is sweet

Paired with: wiishkoban vii

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

See also: owiitaan nad

wiitaawim vta have h/ as a brother-in-law

wiitaawindiwag vai they are brothers-in-law

wiiwakwaan ni a cap, a hat

wiiwakwe'oodoon vti2

wiiwakwepidoon vti2 wrap and tie something around it

Paired with: wiiwakwepizh vta

(verb of undergoing) wiiwakwepijigaade vii it is wrapped around something (by someone), "they" wrap it around it
wiiwakwepijigaade vii it is wrapped around something (by someone), "they" wrap it around it

wiiwakwepizh vta wrap and tie something around h/, it (animate)

Paired with: wiiwakwepidoon vti2

wiiwan nad his wife

wiiwegin vta wrap h/

Paired with: wiiweginan vti

wiiweginamaw vta wrap (it) for h/

wiiweginan vti wrap it (as or as with something sheet-like)

Paired with: wiiwegin vta

(detransitive) wiiweginige vai s/he wraps (things) (benefactive) wiiweginamaw vta wrap (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) wiiweginigaade vii it is wrapped (by someone), "they" wrap it (verb of undergoing) wiiweginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is wrapped (by someone), "they" wrap h/ or it (animate) (derived noun) wiiweginigan ni a wrapped package or pack
wiiweginigan ni a wrapped package or pack

wiiweginigaade vii it is wrapped (by someone), "they" wrap it

wiiweginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is wrapped (by someone), "they" wrap h/ or it (animate)

wiiweginige vai s/he wraps (things)

wiiwi vai he has a wife

wiiwin vai + o be married to her, have her as h/ wife

wiiwish na a peewee

[
Eastern Wood-Pewee; Pewee; Peewee
; 
Contopus virens | 
]

wiiyagasenh ni dust, dirt

wiiyagi' vta do something regrettable to h/; spoil, waste h/

Paired with: wiiyagitoon vti2

wiiyagitoon vti2 do something regrettable to it; waste, spoil it

Paired with: wiiyagi' vta

wiiyaw nid h/ body

wiiyawen'enyan nad h/ namesake

wiiyaakwa'an vti bait it with lure, put scent on it

(detransitive) wiiyaakwa'ige vai s/he baits with lure to attract furbearers (derived noun) wiiyaakwa'igan ni [BL] lure: an animal scent used in trapping
wiiyaakwa'igan ni [BL] lure: an animal scent used in trapping

wiiyaakwa'ige vai s/he baits with lure to attract furbearers

wiiyaas ni meat; flesh; a piece of meat

wiiyaas-adaawewigamig ni a butcher shop, a meat market

wiiyaasaaboo ni broth

wiiyaasi-dakoniwewinini na a game warden, a conservation officer

wiiyaasi-giishkiboojigan ni a meat saw

See also: wiiyaasiwi-giishkiboojigan ni [BL]

wiiyaasi-naboob ni stew

wiiyaasikaadan vti prepare it as meat

wiiyaasike vai s/he butchers, prepares meat

wiiyaasiwi-biitoonigan ni [BL] a sandwich with a meat filling, a hamburger

wiiyaasiwi-giishkiboojigan ni [BL] a meat saw

See also: wiiyaasi-giishkiboojigan ni

wiiyiigide vii it (something sheet-like) smells burnt

wiizhaam vta invite h/ (to join an activity), ask h/ along

(detransitive) wiizhaange vai s/he invites people (to join an activity), asks people along (reciprocal) wiizhaandiwag vai they invite each other
wiizhaandiwag vai they invite each other

wiizhaandiwi-niimi'idiwin ni a give-away dance

wiizhaange vai s/he invites people (to join an activity), asks people along

wiizingwaam vta sleep over at h/ place, stay overnight with h/

woo-oo pc interj [call to dog or dog team to stop]

woono vai s/he howls

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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