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ajina adv tmp a little while

akakanzhe ni charcoal, coals, coal

(verb of abundance) akakanzhekaa vii there are (a lot of) coals (verb of making) akakanzheke vai s/he makes charcoal
akakanzhebwe vai s/he cooks, roasts, grills something on the coals

akakanzhebwen vai + o cook it on the coals, grill it

akakanzhekaa vii there are (a lot of) coals

akakanzheke vai s/he makes charcoal

akakojiish na a woodchuck, a groundhog

[
Marmota monax
]

See also: akakojiishi na

akakojiishi na a woodchuck, a groundhog

[
Marmota monax
]

See also: akakojiish na

akamaw vta lie in wait for, ambush h/

akandamoo na a banana; root of water plant sp.

akandoo vai s/he lies in wait, ambushes, posts for game (using a hunting stand or blind) fold)

(derived noun) akandoowin ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind akandoowaagan ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind
akandoowaagan ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

akandoowin ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

See also: akandoowaagan ni ; mitigo-akandoowin ni

akawaabam vta wait in watch for h/, expect h/ to come

Paired with: akawaabandan vti

akawaabandan vti wait in watch for it, expect it to come

Paired with: akawaabam vta

akawaabi vai s/he waits in watch, expects

akawaa' vta wait for h/ (to do something)

Paired with: akawaatoon vti2

akawaatoon vti2 wait for it (to happen, to do something)

Paired with: akawaa' vta

akawe adv tmp first (in a time sequence), first of all

akawishibe vai s/he lies in wait for ducks in a blind

akeyaa adv loc in the direction of, in that way

See also: inagakeyaa adv deg [RL]

aki ni
  1. earth, land, ground
  2. a country, a territory
  3. moss

(verb of being) akiiwan vii it is the earth, is land (verb of being) akiiwi vai s/he or it (animate) is muddy, has earth or moss on h/ or it (verb of abundance) akiikaa vii there is (a lot of) dirt, earth, land (verb of possession) odakiimi vai s/he has land
akik na
  1. a container, usually of metal, for cooking or for holding liquids: a kettle, a pot, a pan, a pail, a bucket
  2. an engine, a motor

(verb of making) akikoke vai s/he makes kettles, pots, pans, or pails akikoons na an outboard motor (verb of possession) odakiko vai s/he has a kettle, pot, pan, or pail
akikaandag na [ML] a jack pine

[
Pinus banksiana
]

See also: okikaandag na

akikoke vai s/he makes kettles, pots, pans, or pails

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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