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zhegoninjiini vai s/he sticks a hand in a tight place

zhegosagidiyeshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ rear

zhegosagigaadeshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ leg

zhegosaginikeshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ arm

zhegosagininjiishin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ hand

zhegosagizideshin vai s/he gets a sliver in h/ foot

zhegosidoon vti2 put it in a tight place

Paired with: zhegoshim vta

zhegosin vii it lies in a tight place

See also: zhegoshin vai

zhegoshim vta put h/ in a tight place

Paired with: zhegosidoon vti2

zhegoshin vai s/he or it (animate) lies in a tight place

See also: zhegosin vii

zhegozideni vai s/he sticks h/ toe into a tight place

zhegozidese vai s/he gets h/ toe stuck in a tight place

zhegozideshin vai h/ toe is stuck in a tight place

zhegoode vai s/he crawls in a tight place

zhegwanzon vai + o s/he tucks it under h/ belt

zhegwaabide'o vai s/he picks h/ teeth

(derived noun) zhegwaabide'on ni a toothpick
zhegwaabide'on ni a toothpick

zhegwaabideshkaw vta

zhegwaakosidoon vti2 stick it in a crack in the wood

Paired with: zhegwaakoshim vta

zhegwaakoshim vta stick it (animate) in a crack in the wood

Paired with: zhegwaakosidoon vti2

zhegwaakwa'an vti insert it into a tree (using something)

(derived noun) zhegwaakwa'igan ni [BL] a tap (for getting sap from a tree)
zhegwaakwa'igan ni [BL] a tap (for getting sap from a tree)

zhegwii vai s/he gets in under something, gets in a tight place

zhemaag adv tmp [BL] immediately; right now, right away, very quickly

See also: zhemaag igo adv tmp

zhemaag igo adv tmp immediately; right now, right away, very quickly

See also: zhemaag adv tmp [BL]

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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