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animidaabii' vta drive it (animate; an animal or means of transportation) away (in the other direction)

animidaabii'iwe vai s/he drives away (in the other direction)

animigidaazo vai s/he goes away angry, goes away mad

animijiwan vii it flows away

animikawe vai s/he leaves tracks going away

animikii na a thunderbird, a thunderer

(verb of abundance) animikiikaa vii there is thunder
animikiikaa vii there is thunder

animikiiwazison ni a thunderbird nest

See also: animikii na

animikiiwaanakwagoode vii there are dark thunder clouds in the sky

animikogaabawi vai s/he stands facing away

animikogaabawitaw vta stand facing away from h/

animikon vta turn h/ face down, turn h/ facing away

Paired with: animikonan vti

animikonan vti turn it face down, turn it facing away

Paired with: animikon vta

(detransitive) animikonige vai s/he turns things face down, turns things facing away (verb of undergoing) animikonigaade vii it is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn it face down, it is turned facing away (by someone), "they" turn it facing away (verb of undergoing) animikonigaazo vai s/he is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn h/ face down, s/he is turned facing away (by someone), "turn" turn h/ facing away
animikonigaade vii it is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn it face down, it is turned facing away (by someone), "they" turn it facing away

animikonigaazo vai s/he is turned face down (by someone), "they" turn h/ face down, s/he is turned facing away (by someone), "turn" turn h/ facing away

animikonige vai s/he turns things face down, turns things facing away

animikose vii it turns face down, flies face down

Paired with: animikose vai

animikose vai s/he turns face down, flies face down

Paired with: animikose vii

animikosidoon vti2 lay it face down

Paired with: animikoshim vta

(detransitive) animikosijige vai s/he lays (things) face down (verb of undergoing) animikosijigaade vii it is laid face down (by someone), "they" lay it face down (verb of undergoing) animikosijigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is laid face down (by someone), "they" lay h/ or it face down
animikosijigaade vii it is laid face down (by someone), "they" lay it face down

animikosijigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is laid face down (by someone), "they" lay h/ or it face down

animikosijige vai s/he lays (things) face down

animikosin vii it lies face down

Paired with: animikoshin vai

animikoshim vta lay h/ or it (animate) face down

Paired with: animikosidoon vti2

animikoshin vai s/he or it (animate) lies face down

Paired with: animikosin vii

animikotaa vai s/he turns away, turns face down

animikowebishkan vti kick it so it goes upside down, facedown

Paired with: animikowebishkaw vta

animikowebishkaw vta kick h/ so s/he goes upside down, facedown

Paired with: animikowebishkan vti

animikwabi vai s/he sits facing away

(applicative) animikwabiitaw vta sit with back to h/
animikwabiitaw vta sit with back to h/

animikwagoodoon vti2 hang it facing away or facedown

Paired with: animikwagoozh vta

animikwagoozh vta hang h/ facing away or facedown

Paired with: animikwagoodoon vti2

animikwii vai s/he turns h/ back

(applicative) animikwiitaw vta turn your back to h/
animikwiitaw vta turn your back to h/

animinigaadan vti carry it away on the shoulder

Paired with: animinigaazh vta

animinigaazh vta carry h/ away on the shoulder

Paired with: animinigaadan vti

animinige vai s/he goes away carrying something on the shoulder

(applicative) animinigaadan vti carry it away on the shoulder (applicative) animinigaazh vta carry h/ away on the shoulder
animinizhimo vai s/he runs away scared

animipon vii snow goes away

animise vai s/he flies away

Paired with: animise vii

animise vii it flies away

Paired with: animise vai

animishimo vai s/he dances away

animishkaa vai s/he goes away in a canoe, paddles away

animiwane vai s/he carries a pack away

animiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load away, hauls freight away

animiwidoon vti2 carry, take it away

Paired with: animiwizh vta

(detransitive) animiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load away, hauls freight away
animiwizh vta take, carry h/ away (in the other direction)

Paired with: animiwidoon vti2

animo-gitaakwapizon ni a dog chain

animo-moow ni (a piece of) dog shit

See also: animoshi-moo ni

animode' ni a dog's heart

animogan ni [BL] a dog's bone

animoninj ni a dog's forepaw

animose vai s/he walks away

animosh na a dog

(verb of pretending) animoshikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a dog (verb of being) animoshiwi vai s/he is a dog
animoshi-moo ni (a piece of) dog shit

See also: animo-moow ni

animoshigamig ni a dog house, a kennel

See also: animoshiwigamig ni

animoshikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a dog

animoshiwi vai s/he is a dog

animoshiwigamig ni doghouse, kennel

See also: animoshigamig ni

animoshkiinzhig ni [BL] the eye of a dog

animozid ni a dog's hindpaw

animoode vai s/he crawls away

animoom vta carry h/ away on the back

Paired with: animoondan vti

animoomaawaso vai s/he carries a baby away on the back

animoomigo vai s/he rides away on horseback

animoondan vti carry it away on the back

Paired with: animoom vta

animoons na a puppy

animwaabid ni a dog's tooth

animwaanow ni a dog's tail

animweweba'idiwag vai they are heard running away (in the other direction) together

animwewebatoo vai s/he is heard running away (in the other direction)

animwewebide vii it speeds, drives, flies away making noise

Paired with: animwewebizo vai

animwewebizo vai s/he speeds, drives, flies away making noise

Paired with: animwewebide vii

animwewebiisaa vii [MN] rain is heard going away [in the other direction]

See also: animwewebiisaan vii [BL]

animwewebiisaan vii [BL] rain is heard going away [in the other direction]

See also: animwewebiisaa vii [MN]

animwewegamakwazhiwe vai s/he is heard paddling away (in the other direction)

animwewejiwan vii it is heard flowing away

animwewekamigishin vai s/he is heard stepping away on the ground

animweweshin vai s/he is heard walking away

animwewetoo vai s/he walks away speaking publicly, making sounds

animweweyaadagaa vai s/he is heard swimming away [in the other direction]

See also: animweweyaadage vai [BL]

animweweyaadagaako vai s/he is heard going away on the ice

animweweyaadagaazii vai s/he is heard wading away

animweweyaadage vai [BL] s/he is heard swimming away [in the other direction]

See also: animweweyaadagaa vai

animweweyaanimad vii the wind is heard blowing away (in the other direction)

animwewidam vai2 s/he goes away making (vocal) sounds

aninaandag na a balsam fir

See also: ininaandag na

aninaatig na a maple

[
sugar maple
; 
Acer saccharum
]

See also: ininaatig na ; ziinzibaakwadwaatig na

(verb of abundance) aninaatigokaa vii there are (many) maples
aninaatigokaa vii there are (many) maples

aninishib na a mallard

[
Anas platyrhynchos
]

See also: ininishib na

anishaa adv man just for fun; just for nothing; not really; without purpose

anishinaabe na
  1. a person, a human (in contrast to a non-human being)
  2. an Indian (in contrast to a non-Indian), a Native (in contrast to a non-Native)
  3. an Ojibwe

(verb of being) anishinaabewi vai
  1. s/he is Ojibwe
  2. s/he is Indian
  3. s/he is human
 (verb of abundance) anishinaabekaa vii
  1. there are (a lot of) Ojibwes
  2. there are (a lot of) Indians, Natives
  3. there are (a lot of) people, humans
anishinaabe-bakwezhigan na Indian bread

anishinaabe-bimaadizi vai s/he lives the Indian way

anishinaabe-gaagiigido vai s/he speaks in an Indian language (especially in Ojibwe)

anishinaabe-gaagiigidowin ni Ojibwe way of talking, Indian way of talking

anishinaabe-gikinoo'amaadiwin ni Indian education, Native education

anishinaabe-izhinikaazo vai s/he has an Indian name

(derived noun) anishinaabe-izhinikaazowin ni an Anishinaabe name, a spirit name
anishinaabe-izhinikaazowin ni an Anishinaabe name, a spirit name

anishinaabe-izhitwaawin ni Ojibwe religion, Indian religion

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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