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agawaatesin vii it is in shade; it is in shadow

Paired with: agawaateshin vai

agawaateshin vai s/he is in shade; s/he is in shadow

Paired with: agawaatesin vii

agawaateshkan vti cast a shadow on it; shade it

Paired with: agawaateshkaw vta

agawaateshkaw vta cast a shadow on h/; shade h/

Paired with: agawaateshkan vti

agawaateshkaa vii it moves into the shade or or a shadow

Paired with: agawaateshkaa vai

agawaateshkaa vai s/he moves into the shade or a shadow

Paired with: agawaateshkaa vii

agawaateyaa vii there is shade; there is shadow

agazinaagozi vai

agazitaagozi vai s/he sounds embarrassing (what s/he says is embarrassing)

Paired with: agazitaagwad vii

agazitaagwad vii it sounds embarrassing

Paired with: agazitaagozi vai

agazom vta embarrass h/ by speech

(detransitive) agazonge vai s/he speaks embarassing people (reflexive) agazondizo vai s/he embarasses h/ self in speech (reciprocal) agazondiwag vai they speak and embarrass each other
agazondiwag vai they speak and embarrass each other

agazondizo vai s/he embarasses h/ self in speech

agazonge vai s/he speaks embarassing people

agaamajiw adv loc across on the other hill or mountain

agaamakiing adv loc overseas, in Europe

agaamashkiig adv loc across a muskeg

agaamashkosiw adv loc on the other side of a meadow or hay field

agaamaya'ii adv loc across something, across the way

agaamayi'ii adv loc across it; on the other side of it

agaamaabik adv loc across on the other rock or rocks

agaamaakwaa adv loc in the woods on the other side of the clearing or across an open area

agaami- pv lex across; on the other side of

agaami-ishkodewidaabaanikana adv loc on the other side of the tracks

agaami-oodena adv loc across town, on the other side of town

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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