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andawendaagozi vai s/he is needed, is wanted, is wished for, is in demand

Paired with: andawendaagwad vii

andawendaagwad vii it is needed, is wanted, is wished for, is in demand

Paired with: andawendaagozi vai

andawenim vta [N] hunt it (animate); need, want h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: andawendan vti [C] [N] See also: nandawenim vta [S] [S]

andawenjige vai [N]
  1. s/he needs, wants things
  2. s/he hunts or fishes for food

See also: nandawenjige vai

andawenjigewin ni seeking game: hunting, snaring, etc.

andawiginiiwe vai

andawinise vai [N] s/he goes look for firewood

andawishibe vai s/he hunts ducks

See also: nandawishibe vai

andawiigobii vai s/he looks for basswood or basswood bark

ando- pv lex go over to a place

andoba' vta run and look for h/

andobani vai [N] s/he goes to war

See also: nandobani vai

andobatwaadan vti [BL] run seeking it

See also: nandobatwaadan vti

andobatwaadan vti run seeking it

andobidoon vti2 reach for, feel for it

Paired with: andobizh vta

(detransitive) andobijige vai s/he reaches for, feels for something
andobigiwe vai s/he looks for pitch

andobijige vai s/he reaches for, feels for something

andobinewe vai s/he goes partridge hunting

andobizh vta reach for, feel for h/

Paired with: andobidoon vti2

andodamaw vta ask h/ for (it); beg h/ for (it)

See also: nandodamaw vta [ML]

(detransitive) andodamaage vai [N] s/he asks people, begs people for things
(verb of addiction) andodamaageshki vai [N] s/he is a beggar
andodamaage vai [N] s/he asks people, begs people for things

See also: nandodamaage vai

andodamaagen vai + o s/he asks people, begs people (for it)

andodamaageshki vai [N] s/he is a beggar

See also: nandodamaageshki vai

andodan vti ask for, call for, request, order it

(detransitive) andojige vai s/he asks for, requests, orders things (benefactive) andodamaw vta ask h/ for (it); beg h/ for (it)
(detransitive) andodamaage vai [N] s/he asks people, begs people for things
(verb of addiction) andodamaageshki vai [N] s/he is a beggar
(detransitive) andodamaagen vai + o s/he asks people, begs people (for it)
andoganaandan vti seek it by striking

andojige vai s/he asks for, requests, orders things

andojige-mazina'igan ni a mail-order catalog

andokawe' vta [N] look for h/ tracks

See also: nandokawe' vta

andom vta request h/ presence: ask for, call, summon, invite h/

See also: nandom vta [ML]

andomaam vta sniff for h/; smell for h/

Paired with: andomaandan vti

andomaandan vti sniff for it; smell for it

Paired with: andomaam vta See also: nandomaandan vti

(detransitive) andomaanjige vai s/he sniffs for something; s/he tries to smell for something
andomaanjige vai s/he sniffs for something; s/he tries to smell for something

andomiijime vai s/he looks for food

andomoozwe vai [BL] s/he hunts for moose

andone' vta [RL] seek h/ or it (animate); go look for h/ or it (animate); search for h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: andone'an vti See also: andone'wi vta [NI] ; nandone' vta [S]

andone'an vti go look for it; search for it; seek it

Paired with: andone'wi vta [NI] ; andone' vta [RL] See also: nandone'an vti [S]

(detransitive) andone'ige vai s/he goes looking for, searches for, seeks something
andone'ige vai s/he goes looking for, searches for, seeks something

See also: nandone'ige vai

andone'wi vta [NI] seek h/ or it (animate); go look for h/ or it (animate); search for h/ or it (animate)

► andone' vta [RL] Paired with: andone'an vti ; nandone' vta [S]

andonge vai s/he asks for, calls, summons people

andonizha'ige vai s/he drives game

andonizhikaw vta [N] go chase, flush, drive h/ (especially a game animal)

andonizhikige vai [N] s/he goes to chase, flush, drive a game animal

andoshkoozh vta seek to crush or shoot h/

andotam vai2 s/he listens for something

See also: nandotam vai2

andotan vti listen for it; wait to hear it

andotaw vta listen for h/; wait to hear h/

Paired with: andotan vti

andowiigwaase vai s/he looks for birch bark

andoobii vai [N] s/he looks for a liquid, looks for a drink

See also: nandoobii vai

andoobiigam vta feel for h/ in water by mouth, feed on h/ in the water

Paired with: andoobiigandan vti

andoobiigandan vti feel for it in water the with mouth, feed on it in the water

Paired with: andoobiigam vta

(detransitive) andoobiiganjige vai s/he feels for something in water by mouth, feeds on something in the water
andoobiiganjige vai s/he feels for something in water by mouth, feeds on something in the water

andoobiigibidoon vti2

andoojii' vta feel around for h/ or it (animate) (using something)

Paired with: andoojii'an vti [N] See also: andoojii'wi vta [NI] ; nandoojii' vta

andoojii'an vti [N] feel for it (using something); (try to) find it (using something)

Paired with: andoojii'wi vta [NI] ; andoojii' vta See also: nandoojii'an vti

andoojii'iganaak ni [BL] a stick used to locate the entrance to a beaver lodge

andoojii'wi vta [NI] feel for h/ or it (animate) (using something); try to find h/ or it (animate) (using something)

► andoojii' vta

andoojiin vta [N] feel for, grope for h/ or it (animate); (try to) find h/ or it animate (with the hand)

Paired with: andoojiinan vti [N] See also: nandoojiin vta

andoojiinige vai [N] s/he feels for, gropes for something
andoojiinan vti [N] feel for, grope for it; (try to) find it (with the hand)

Paired with: andoojiin vta [N] See also: nandoojiinan vti

andoojiinige vai [N] s/he feels for, gropes for something
andoojiinige vai [N] s/he feels for, gropes for something

See also: nandoojiinige vai

andoojiishkan vti [N] feel for it (with the foot or body)

Paired with: andoojiishkaw vta [N] See also: nandoojiishkan vti [S]

andoojiishkaw vta [N] feel for h/ (with foot or body)

Paired with: andoojiishkan vti [N] See also: nandoojiishkaw vta [S]

andookomaanidizo vai s/he searches h/ self for lice

andookomaazh vta search h/ for lice or ticks

andookome vai [N] s/he searches for lice or ticks

See also: nandookome vai [S]

(applicative) andookomaazh vta search h/ for lice or ticks
(reflexive) andookomaanidizo vai s/he searches h/ self for lice
andookomeshiinh na [N] a monkey

andwaabikibijigan ni remote control

andwaagone'wi vta

andwaanikaadan vti dig for it, search for it by digging

Paired with: andwaanikaazh vta

andwaanikaazh vta dig for h/; search for h/ by digging

See also: andwaanikaadan vti

andwaanike vai s/he digs for something, searches by digging

(applicative) andwaanikaadan vti dig for it, search for it by digging (applicative) andwaanikaazh vta dig for h/; search for h/ by digging
andwaawanga' vta look for h/ in the sand or ashes

Paired with: andwaawanga'an vti

andwaawanga'an vti look for it in the sand or ashes

andwaawanga'wi vta [NI]

► andwaawanga' vta

andwaawanwe vai s/he looks for eggs, searches for eggs

andweginan vti search it (sheet-like), search for it in on or in something sheet-like (such as a book)

andwewem vta go and ask for h/

See also: nandwewem vta

andwewezige vai s/he signals by firing; s/he fires to scare up game

angashkomaa pc disc please do, please try, do it and we'll see about it, let me try

See also: agashkomaa pc disc ; gashkomaa pc disc

angobide vii it wears out (in operation)

Paired with: angobizo vai

angobizo vai s/he wears out (in operation)

Paired with: angobide vii

angode vii it melts away

Paired with: angozo vai

ango' vta reduce h/ to nothing

Paired with: angotoon vti2

angomaagozi vai h/ smell disappears, fades

Paired with: angomaagwad vii

angomaagwad vii its smell disappears, fades

Paired with: angomaagozi vai

angonaagozi vai s/he vanishes, fades from view

Paired with: angonaagwad vii

angonaagwad vii it vanishes, fades from view

Paired with: angonaagozi vai

angoshkan vti wear it out with foot or body

Paired with: angoshkaw vta

angoshkaw vta wear h/ out with foot or body (e.g., pants)

Paired with: angoshkan vti

angoshkaa vii it disappears, vanishes

angotoon vti2 reduce it to nothing

Paired with: ango' vta

angozo vai it (animate) melts away

angwaakide vii it burns up, is burnt completely (so nothing is left)

Paired with: angwaakizo vai

angwaakiz vta burn h/ completely (so nothing is left)

Paired with: angwaakizan vti

angwaakizan vti burn it completely (so nothing is left)

Paired with: angwaakiz vta

angwaakizo vai s/he or it (animate) burns up, is burnt completely (so nothing is left)

Paired with: angwaakide vii

ani- pv dir coming up to in time; going away; in progress; on the way

See also: ni- pv dir

ani-ayaa vai s/he goes away

ani-naagozi vai s/he goes out of sight

Paired with: ani-naagwad vii

ani-naagwad vii it goes out of sight

Paired with: ani-naagozi vai

anibegoode vii it hangs crooked (at a slant)

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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