Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

baasige vai es
Listen

s/he dries something



nibaasige 1s ind; baasige 3s ind; baasiged 3s conj; bayaasiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /baasige-/

nibaasige1s ind es
Listen

baasige3s ind es
Listen

baasiged3s conj es
Listen

bayaasiged3s ch-conj gh
Listen

baasige /baasige-/: /baas-/ stem of baasan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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

baasan vti dry it
(verb of undergoing) baasigaade vii it is dried (by someone), "they" dry it (verb of undergoing) baasigaazo vai s/he is dried (by someone), "they" dry h/ (detransitive) baasige vai s/he dries something (benefactive) baasamaw vta dry (it) 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.