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zhaabonige vai s/he pushes things through

zhaabonikese vai
  1. s/he has h/ arm go through
  2. an engine throws a rod

zhaabose vii it goes through, passes through

zhaaboskwagad vii blood seeps through it

Paired with: zhaaboskwagizi vai

zhaaboskwagizi vai blood seeps through h/

Paired with: zhaaboskwagad vii

zhaaboshkaachigan ni a sifter

zhaaboshkaachige vai s/he sifts things

zhaaboshkaatoon vti2 sift it

(detransitive) zhaaboshkaachige vai s/he sifts things (derived noun) zhaaboshkaachigan ni a sifter
zhaabowe vai s/he sings an accompaniment (of women)

zhaabowebin vta shove h/ through (by hand); throw h/ through

Paired with: zhaabowebinan vti

zhaabowebinan vti throw it through; shove it through (by hand)

Paired with: zhaabowebin vta

(derived noun) zhaabowebinigan ni [BL] a sifter
zhaabowebinigan ni [BL] a sifter

zhaabowebishkan vti kick it through; shove it through (with foot or body)

Paired with: zhaabowebishkaw vta

zhaabowebishkaw vta kick h/ through; shove h/ through (with foot or body)

Paired with: zhaabowebishkan vti

zhaabozigan ni a laxative

zhaaboode vai s/he crawls through (a barrier)

zhaaboomin na a gooseberry

[
northern gooseberry
; 
Ribes oxyacanthoides
]

(verb of abundance) zhaaboominikaa vii there are (many) gooseberries
zhaaboominagaawanzh na a gooseberry bush

[
Northern gooseberry
; 
Ribes oxyacanthoides
]

zhaaboominikaa vii there are (many) gooseberries

zhaabwakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles through; s/he swims through (as a fish)

zhaabwaya'ii adv loc through it

See also: zhaabwayi'ii adv loc

zhaabwayi'ii adv loc through it

See also: zhaabwaya'ii adv loc

zhaabwaabam vta see through h/

Paired with: zhaabwaabandan vti

zhaabwaabandan vti see through it

Paired with: zhaabwaabam vta

zhaabwaabaawe vai s/he is soaked through

Paired with: zhaabwaabaawe vai

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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