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ashiwaa vii it is dull

ashkam vta eat h/ raw

Paired with: ashkandan vti

ashkandan vti eat it raw

Paired with: ashkam vta

eshkandaming ni-v a watermelon
ashkaatig ni (stick of) green wood

See also: ashkaatig na

ashkaatig na a tree with green wood

See also: ashkaatig ni

ashkaatigo-ininaandag na (stick of) green balsam wood

ashkaatigowan vii it is green wood

ashkaawangi-bakwezhigan na [BL] flour

ashke pc interj look!

See also: inashke pc disc ; nashke pc interj

ashki- pv lex raw

ashki-manoomin ni raw wild rice: harvested wild rice not yet parched / roasted

ashki-wiiyaas ni raw meat

ashkibag ni a fresh green leaf

(verb of abundance) ashkibagokaa vii there are (many) fresh green leaves
ashkibagaa vii there are green leaves

ashkibagokaa vii there are (many) fresh green leaves

ashkibiigisag ni a piece of green wet wood, waterlogged wood

ashkibiigisagad vii it is green wet wood, is waterlogged wood

ashkibwaa na Jerusalem artichoke

[
Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke
; 
Helianthus tuberosus
]

ashkide vii it is incompletely cooked

Paired with: ashkizo vai

ashkijiishkiwagizi vai h/ (bread, bannock) is doughy

ashkikomaan ni lead (metal)

ashkimaneyaab ni babiche: rawhide lacing for snowshoe

ashkime vai s/he weaves snowshoe webbing

ashkiminagad vii it (something small and round, grain, berry) is unripe, is raw

ashkin vii it is raw (as meat)

Paired with: ashkini vai

ashkini vai it (animate) is raw, is uncooked

Paired with: ashkin vii

ashkipidan vti find that it tastes raw

Paired with: ashkipo vta

ashkipo vta find that it (animate) tastes raw

Paired with: ashkipidan vti

ashkipogozi vai s/he tastes raw

Paired with: ashkipogwad vii

ashkipogwad vii it tastes raw

ashkizo vai it (animate) is incompletely cooked

Paired with: ashkide vii

ashkiigin ni rawhide

ashkiigizi vai s/he (something sheet-like) is raw

ashkiiwagad vii it is raw as meat

Paired with: ashkiiwagizi vai

ashkiiwagizi vai s/he, it (animate) is raw as meat

Paired with: ashkiiwagad vii

asho- pv lex be ready to

asho-wiidige vai s/he is engaged

asho-wiidigem vta be engaged to h/
(reciprocal) asho-wiidigendiwag vai they are engaged to each other
asho-wiidigem vta be engaged to h/

asho-wiidigendiwag vai they are engaged to each other

ashodamaw vta promise (it) to h/; threaten h/ with something; notify h/ something is or will be, is happening or will happen

ashodamaadiwag vai they promise each other; they threaten each other

ashodamaagoowizi vai s/he receives a promise, is told that something is true or is happening or will be true or happen

ashodamaazo vai s/he notifies, promises, or threatens that sh/e is doing or will do something

ashodan vti promise, vow it

ashoodakamigin vta hold h/ down on the ground; keep h/ down on the ground

ashoodin vta hold h/ against something

Paired with: ashoodinan vti

ashoodinan vti hold or put it against something

Paired with: ashoodin vta

ashwii vai s/he is prepared, is ready to act, is on guard

atamaw vta [C] put (it) in a certain place for h/; serve h/

ataw vta
  1. put (it) in a certain place for h/
  2. gamble with, play cards with, bet with, wager with h/

(reciprocal) ataadiwag vai they gamble, bet, wager with each other; they play cards
(derived noun) ataadiwin na a playing card (derived noun) ataadiwin ni a gambling game, a wager
(detransitive) ataage vai s/he gambles, plays cards, bets, wagers
(derived noun) ataagewin ni gambling, a gambling game, a card game (verb of addiction) ataageshki vai s/he is a compulsive gambler
ataadiwag vai they gamble, bet, wager with each other; they play cards

ataadiwin na a playing card

ataadiwin ni a gambling game, a wager

ataage vai s/he gambles, plays cards, bets, wagers

ataageshki vai s/he is a compulsive gambler

ataagewigamig ni a casino

ataagewin ni gambling, a gambling game, a card game

ataagewinini na a player

ataagib ni algae

ataaso vai s/he stores something

ataason vai + o s/he stores (it)

ataason ni [BL] a place for storage: a cupboard, a dresser

See also: ataasowin ni

ataasowin ni a place for storage, a cupboard, a pantry, a closet, a bin

ataasoowigamig ni a structure for storage: a storage lodge, a shed, a storage room

ate vii it is in a certain place

Paired with: abi vai

atis vta [ML] dye, color h/ or it (animate)

See also: adis vta

atis ni sinew

atisan vti [ML] dye, color it

Paired with: atis vta [ML] See also: adisan vti

(detransitive) atisige vai [ML] s/he dyes things (derived noun) atisigan ni [ML] a dye
atisigan ni [ML] a dye

See also: adisigan ni

atisige vai [ML] s/he dyes things

See also: adisige vai

atiso vai it (animate) is ripe

Paired with: atite vii See also: adiso vai

atiswi vta [NI]

► atis vta [ML]

atite vii it is ripe

Paired with: atiso vai See also: adite vii

atoobaan ni a large container for liquid: a trough, a tank, a vat, a sink, a radiator

See also: atoobaan na

atoobaan na a large container for liquid: a trough, a tank, a vat, a sink, a radiator

See also: atoobaan ni

atoobii vai s/he stores liquid

(derived noun) atoobaan na a large container for liquid: a trough, a tank, a vat, a sink, a radiator (derived noun) atoobaan ni a large container for liquid: a trough, a tank, a vat, a sink, a radiator
atoon vti2 put it in a certain place

Paired with: ashi vta

(detransitive) achige vai
  1. s/he puts things in a certain place
  2. s/he bets, places a bet
(applicative) achigaadan vti bet, wager it (applicative) achigaazh vta bet, wager h/
(benefactive) atamaw vta [C] put (it) in a certain place for h/; serve h/
(verb of undergoing) achigaade vii it is put in a certain place (by someone), "they" put it in a certain place (verb of undergoing) achigaazo vai s/he is put in a certain place (by someone), "they" put h/ in a certain place (detransitive) ataaso vai s/he stores something
(derived noun) ataason ni [BL] a place for storage: a cupboard, a dresser (derived noun) ataasowin ni a place for storage, a cupboard, a pantry, a closet, a bin
atoono vai s/he makes a canoe

aw pron dem that (animate singular)

See also: a'aw pron dem

awakaan na
  1. a domestic animal, a pet
  2. a captive, a slave

awakaani-mashkikiiwinini na a veterinarian

awakaanigamig ni a barn

awan vii it is foggy, there is fog

awan ni

awanibiisaa vii it is misty, is drizzling, is sprinkling (rain)

See also: awanibiisaan vii [BL]

awanibiisaan vii [BL] it is misty, is drizzling, is sprinkling (rain)

See also: awanibiisaa vii

awanjish adv man even though; persistently; stubbornly

awas pc disc go away!

awas-biboonong adv tmp [ML] winter before last

See also: awasi-biboonong adv tmp

awas-dagwaagong adv tmp fall before last, autumn before last

See also: awasi-dagwaagong adv tmp [RL]

awas-niibinong adv tmp [ML] summer before last

See also: awasi-niibinong adv tmp [RL]

awas-ziigwanong adv tmp [ML] fall before last, autumn before last

See also: awasi-ziigwanong adv tmp

awasagaam adv loc on the other side of the water (a lake or river)

awasajiw adv loc beyond the mountain or hill; on the other side of the mountain or hill

awasaya'ii adv loc beyond it; on the other side of it

See also: awasayi'ii adv loc [N]

awasayi'ii adv loc [N] beyond it; on the other side of it

See also: awasaya'ii adv loc

awasaakwaa adv loc beyond the woods; on the other side of the woods

awasaatig adv loc on the other side of a tree or pole

awase-waakaa'igaan adv loc behind or beyond a building

awasekana adv loc around the bend of the road

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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