Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

gikinawaabam vta

imitate h/; learn by observation of h/



ingikinawaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; ningikinawaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; nigikinawaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; ogikinawaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; gikinawaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; gekinawaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gikinawaabam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gikinawaabam-/

Gikinawaabam ezhichiged.

Do what she does.
 nj
Listen

Mii go booch gii-wanichiged aana-gii-gikinawaabamaad iniw ge... genawaabamaad.

He's watching that guy and trying to copy him but he still made that mistake.
 es
Listen

Ogii-gikinawaabamaan iniwen oosan wenji-nagajitood iwe dewe'iganiked

He knows how to make drums because he copied his father.
es
Listen

gikinawaabam /gikinawaabam-/: /gikinaw-/
know, recognize
; /-aabam/
look at h/

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

gikinawaabam vta imitate h/; learn by observation of h/
(reciprocal) gikinawaabandiwag vai they learn from each other by watching, imitate each other

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.