Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

animaadage vai gj
Listen

[BL]

s/he swims away [in the other direction]

See also: animaadagaa vai



nindanimaadage 1s ind; animaadage 3s ind; animaadaged 3s conj; enimaadaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /animaadage-/

nindanimaadage1s ind gj
Listen

animaadage3s ind gj
Listen

animaadaged3s conj gj
Listen

enimaadaged3s ch-conj gj
Listen

gii-animaadage3s ind pst gj
Listen

animaadage /animaadage-/: /anim-/
away in the other direction
; /-aadage/
s/he swims

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.

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.