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agwaa'iskomii vai s/he scoops ice (from a hole in the ice)

agwaa'izekwe vai s/he takes something out of the cooking pot

agwaa'o vai s/he lands, comes ashore in a boat

agwaa'oodoon vti2 take it off something or unload it off something: take it ashore, take it off the fire, take it off a boat or vehicle

agwaa'wi vta [NI]

► agwaa' vta

agwaakawe vai s/he leaves tracks coming ashore

agwaakwadin vii it is frozen onto something

Paired with: agwaakwaji vai

agwaakwa'an vti nail it up against the wall; post it up

(detransitive) agwaakwa'ige vai s/he nails things up, posts things (verb of undergoing) agwaakwa'igaade vii it is posted (by someone), "they" post it (derived noun) agwaakwa'igan ni a sign, a poster, a posted notice
agwaakwa'igan ni a sign, a poster, a posted notice

agwaakwa'igaade vii it is posted (by someone), "they" post it

agwaakwa'ige vai s/he nails things up, posts things

agwaakwaji vai s/he or it (animate) is frozen onto something

Paired with: agwaakwadin vii

agwaakwazhiwe vai s/he paddles ashore

agwaanaaso vai s/he unloads a boat or vehicle

agwaanizhikaw vta chase h/ ashore

agwaasidoon vti2 take it off something or unload it off something: take it ashore, take it off the fire, take it off a boat or vehicle

Paired with: agwaashim vta

(detransitive) agwaasijige vai take things ashore, take things off a boat or vehicle, unload things off something (passive) agwaasijigaade vii it is taken ashore; it is taken off the fire (passive) agwaasijigaazo vai s/he is taken ashore; s/he is taken off the fire
agwaasijigaade vii it is taken ashore; it is taken off the fire

agwaasijigaazo vai s/he is taken ashore; s/he is taken off the fire

agwaasijige vai take things ashore, take things off a boat or vehicle, unload things off something

agwaashim vta take h/ ashore, take h/ off a boat or vehicle, unload h/ off something; take h/ off the fire

Paired with: agwaasidoon vti2

agwaashkiiga'am vai2 s/he comes off a muskeg or swamp

agwaataa vai s/he goes ashore, comes ashore

agwaawaanaak ni a smoking or drying rack for meat or fish; a meat rack; a smokehouse

(verb of making) agwaawaanaakoke vai s/he makes a meat rack
agwaawaanaakokaan ni a smokehouse

agwaawaanaakoke vai s/he makes a meat rack

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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