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zhigajimaandan vti get tired of its smell

Paired with: zhigajimaam vta

zhigajitan vti be tired of hearing it

Paired with: zhigajitaw vta See also: zhigazitan vti

zhigajitaw vta be tired of hearing h/

Paired with: zhigajitan vti See also: zhigazitaw vta

zhigajii vai s/he is impatient, grows tired of something

zhigazitan vti be tired of hearing it

Paired with: zhigazitaw vta See also: zhigajitan vti

zhigazitaw vta be tired of hearing h/

Paired with: zhigazitan vti See also: zhigajitaw vta

zhigaag na a skunk

[
striped skunk
; 
Mephitis mephitis
]

zhigaagawanzh na an onion

See also: zhigaagawinzh na [LL] ; zhingaangawinzh na

zhigaagawinzh na [LL] an onion

See also: zhigaagawanzh na ; zhingaangawinzh na

zhigaapi vai s/he pees from laughing so hard

zhigidan vti urinate on it

Paired with: zhigizh vta

zhigi' vta make h/ urinate

zhigingwaam vai [ML] s/he pees in bed, wets the bed

See also: zhigingwaami vai [RL] ; zhigingwaamo vai [BL]

zhigingwaami vai [RL] s/he pees in bed, wets the bed

See also: zhigingwaam vai [ML] ; zhigingwaamo vai [BL]

zhigingwaamo vai [BL] s/he pees in bed, wets the bed

See also: zhigingwaam vai [ML] ; zhigingwaami vai [RL]

zhiginidizo vai s/he urinates on h/ self

zhigishin vai s/he pees while lying down

zhigiwin ni urine

zhigizh vta urinate on h/

Paired with: zhigidan vti

(reflexive) zhiginidizo vai s/he urinates on h/ self
zhigiiwii vai s/he urinate while straining h/ self or lifting

zhigwa adv tmp already; at this time; now; then

See also: azhigwa adv tmp

zhigwameg na a bowfin, a dogfish

[
bowfin
; 
Amia calva
]

zhigwaajiganaak ni a tool for extracting marrow from bones

zhigwaajige vai s/he extracts marrow from bones

zhigweyaabam vta aim at h/

Paired with: zhigweyaabandan vti

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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