Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

mamigwaakosidoon vti2 nj
Listen

[BL]

scrub it on a washboard, rub it against a board

See also: mimigwaakosidoon vti2



nimamigwaakosidoon 1s - 0s ind; omamigwaakosidoon 3s - 0s ind; mamigwaakosidood 3s - 0 conj; memigwaakosidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; mamigwaakosidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mamigwaakosid-/

nimamigwaakosidoon1s - 0s ind nj
Listen

omamigwaakosidoon3s - 0s ind nj
Listen

mamigwaakosidood3s - 0 conj nj
Listen

memigwaakosidood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
Listen

es
Listen

mamigwaakosidoon2s - 0 imp nj
Listen

mamigwaakosidoon /mamigwaakosid-/: /mamigw-/
shake, agitate
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

mamigwaakosidoon vti2 [BL] scrub it on a washboard, rub it against a board
(detransitive) mamigwaakosijige vai [BL] s/he scrubs on a washboard (derived noun) mamigwaakosijigan ni [BL] a washboard

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.