Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

ozhiga'igaazo vai nj
Listen

it (animate; a tree) is tapped, can be tapped (by someone)



ozhiga'igaazo 3s ind; ozhiga'igaazod 3s conj; wezhiga'igaazod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ozhiga'igaazo-/

ozhiga'igaazo3s ind nj
Listen

ozhiga'igaazod3s conj nj
Listen

wezhiga'igaazod3s ch-conj nj
Listen

Ozhiga'igaazo mitig.

A tree is being tapped.
 nj
Listen

Gii-ani-giiwe-ziigwang ininaatigoog bapangigaawag wii'-ozhiga'igaazowaad.

Sometime in the early spring, the maple trees start dripping to be tapped for maple sugar making.
 nj
Listen

ozhiga'igaazo /ozhiga'igaazo-/: /ozhiga'-/ stem of ozhiga'an vti ; /-gaazo/
h/ or it (animate) undergoes action (by someone)

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

ozhiga'an vti
  1. hew it to shape
  2. tap it
(detransitive) ozhiga'ige vai s/he taps trees (derived noun) ozhiga'igan ni a faucet; a tap, a spile, a spigot (for getting sap from a tree) (derived noun) ozhiga'igan na a tapped tree (verb of undergoing) ozhiga'igaazo vai it (animate; a tree) is tapped, can be tapped (by someone)

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.