Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

inaabadizi vai es
Listen

s/he is used in a certain way, is employed in a certain way

Paired with: inaabadad vii



indinaabadiz 1s ind; nindinaabadiz 1s ind; nidinaabadiz 1s ind; inaabadizi 3s ind; inaabadizid 3s conj; enaabadizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /inaabadizi-/

inaabadizi 3s ind es
Listen

nj
Listen

inaabadizid3s conj es
Listen

nj
Listen

enaabadizid3s ch-conj es
Listen

nj
Listen

Gaawiin gegoo inaabadizisii; onzaam nibaashki.

He's not good for anything because he sleeps all the time.
 es
Listen

Aaniin enaabadizid.

How is it (animate) used?
 nj
Listen

Aaniin enaabadizid awe odaabaan gaa-abid idi mashkikiiwigamigong. Mii na awe aakoziiwidaabaan.

What's that vehicle doing over there at the medical building? Is that the ambulance?
 nj
Listen

inaabadizi /inaabadizi-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-aabadizi/
useful, used

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.