Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

aawajinige vai es
Listen

s/he hauls stuff on the shoulder



indaawajinige 1s ind; nindaawajinige 1s ind; nidaawajinige 1s ind; niyaawajinige 1s ind; aawajinige 3s ind; aawajiniged 3s conj; ayaawajiniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /aawajinige-/

niyaawajinige1s ind es
Listen

aawajinige3s ind es
Listen

aawajiniged3s conj es
Listen

Mii zhigwa bagamiwidaasod awe aawajiniged.

The guy hauling (the log) on his shoulders is arriving now.
 es
Listen

aawajinige /aawajinige-/: /aawad-/
haul
; /-nige/
s/he carries on shoulder

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.

Word Family

aawajinige vai s/he hauls stuff on the shoulder
(applicative) aawajinigaadan vti haul it on the shoulder (applicative) aawajinigaazh vta haul h/ on the shoulder

Additional Resources

Many of the words in the Ojibwe People's Dictionary have related resources. Click through to the full dictionary entry to hear audio recordings, see images, read documents and watch videos. Here's a key to resource icons.

  • Audio recordings
  • Images
  • Video
  • Documents

Speakers & Regions Key

Individual speakers and speakers from different regions use different words when speaking. Each audio recording is marked with the initials of the Ojibwe speaker. Click on a speaker's initials to go to the speaker's bio page. If an Ojibwe word is particular to a certain region, it will be marked with a region code. Click on the region code to go to the Regions page.