Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

agoodaw vta es
Listen

  1. hang (it) for h/
  2. set a snare for h/

See also: agoodamaw vta



indagoodawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindagoodawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidagoodawaa 1s - 3s ind; odagoodawaan 3s - 3' ind; agoodawaad 3s - 3' conj; egoodawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; agoodaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /agoodaw-/

indagoodawaa1s - 3s ind gh
Listen

es
Listen

nindagoodawaa1s - 3s ind rg
Listen

nj
Listen

odagoodawaan3s - 3' ind rg
Listen

nj
Listen

gh
Listen

es
Listen

agoodawaad3s - 3' conj rg
Listen

nj
Listen

es
Listen

gh
Listen

egoodawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
Listen

gh
Listen

es
Listen

agoodaw2s - 3 imp rg
Listen

gh
Listen

nj
Listen

es
Listen

ogii'-agoodawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
Listen

agoodaw /agoodaw-/: /agood-/ stem of agoodoon vti2 ; /-aw/
do it for h/
Reduplicated Form: ayagoodaw

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

agoodoon vti2 hang it
(detransitive) agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry (benefactive) agoodamaw vta hang (it) for h/ (derived noun) agoojigan ni something hung: a clothesline, a Christmas present, an item for sale at a stand; something used to hang things: a hanger (benefactive) agoodaw vta
  1. hang (it) for h/
  2. set a snare for h/

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.