Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

gawibii vai es
Listen

s/he falls down drunk



nigawibii 1s ind; gawibii 3s ind; gawibiid 3s conj; gewibiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gawibii-/

nigawibii1s ind es
Listen

gawibii3s ind es
Listen

gawibiid3s conj es
Listen

gewibiid3s ch-conj es
Listen

Gii-onzaamaagamanjige gaa-onji-gawibiid.

He drank too much -- that's why he was laid out.
 es
Listen

Megwayaandag gii-onji-onishkaa awe gaa-kawibiid.

The guy who was laid out drunk got up from the brush.
 es
Listen

gawibii /gawibii-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-bii/
s/he or it (animate) does in relation to water or another liquid; s/he is drunk

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.