Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

minwegiwebaasin vii nj
Listen

it (sheet-like) is nicely blown in the wind



minwegiwebaasin 0s ind; minwegiwebaasing 0s conj; menwegiwebaasing 0s ch-conj; Stem: /minwegiwebaasin-/

minwegiwebaasin0s ind nj
Listen

minwegiwebaasing0s conj nj
Listen

menwegiwebaasing0s ch-conj nj
Listen

Giishpin ishpakidood gikiwe'on, da-minwegiwebaasin.

If you put your flag up high, it will wave nicely in the breeze.
 nj
Listen

Minwegiwebaasinoon ingiziibiiga'igewinan

My laundry is blowing nicely in the wind.
 nj
Listen

Aasama'ogo. Minwegiwebaasininiwan ogiziibii'igewinan.

The wind blows right at her house. Her wash comes out nice (hanging on the line) in the wind.
 nj
Listen

minwegiwebaasin /minwegiwebaasin-/: /minw-/
good
; /-eg-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-webaasin/
it is blown forcefully by the wind

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.