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agaawaa adv deg barely; hardly

See also: agaawaa adv deg

agaawaa go adv man barely; hardly

See also: agaawaa adv deg

agaawaadan vti wish for, hope for, want, desire it (something difficult to get)

Paired with: agaawaazh vta

agaawaadendam s/he is disappointed by how much s/he gets

agaawaazh vta wish for, hope for, want, desire h/ or it (animate) (someone/something difficult to get)

Paired with: agaawaadan vti

agidajiw adv loc [ML] on top of a mountain

agidakamig adv loc on top of the ground

See also: ogidakamig adv loc ; wagidakamig adv loc

agidasin adv loc on top of a rock

agidaabik adv loc on top of something mineral (e.g., metal, glass, rock)

agidaajiwan adv loc [ML] upstream

See also: ogidaajiwan adv loc

agidaaki adv loc [ML] on top of a hill

agidaakiiwe vai [ML] s/he goes uphill, climbs up to the top

agidaakiiwebatoo vai [ML] s/he runs uphill

agidibiig adv loc on top of the water

agidigamig adv loc on top of the house

agidiskwam adv loc on top of the ice

agidoonag adv loc [ML] on top of a canoe or boat

See also: ogidoonag adv loc

agig na phlegm

(verb of abundance) agigokaa vai s/he has a cold
(derived noun) agigokaawin ni a cold
agigokaa vai s/he has a cold

agigokaawin ni a cold

agijayi'ii adv loc on top, on top of

agiji- pv lex on top, on top of

agim vta count h/

Paired with: agindan vti

agindamaw vta count (it) for h/; read (it) for h/

agindamaage vai s/he counts (something) for people; s/he reads (something) for people

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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