Search the dictionary Advanced Search

How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

waazakonebijigan ni rg
Listen

a flashlight



waazakonebijigan sg; waazakonebijiganan pl; waazakonebijigaans dim; Stem: /waazakonebijigan-/

waazakonebijigan sg rg
Listen

es
Listen

waazakonebijiganan pl rg
Listen

es
Listen

waazakonebijigaans dim es
Listen

rg
Listen

niwaazakonebijigan1s - 0s pos rg
Listen

es
Listen

owaazakonebijigan3s - 0s pos rg
Listen

Niwii-maajiidoon niwaazakonebijigan.

I'm going to take along my flashlight.
 es
Listen

Ningii-wanitoon niwaazakonebijigan wii-aabajitooyaan wii-waaswaayaan.

I've lost the flashlight I wanted to use torching.
 rg
Listen

waazakonebijigan /waazakonebijigan-/: /waazakonebid-/ stem of waazakonebidoon vti2 ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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

waazakonebidoon vti2 turn it on for a light
(benefactive) waazakonebidamaw vta turn on a light for h/, shine a light for h/ (derived noun) waazakonebijigan ni a flashlight

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.