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catch up
phrv
catch up
adim vta catch up to, overtake h/

Paired with: adindan vti

adindan vti catch up to, overtake it

Paired with: adim vta

catch up by boat
adima' vta catch up to, overtake h/ (by boat)

Paired with: adima'an vti

adima'wi vta [NI] catch up to, overtake h/ (by boat)

► adima' vta

adima'an vti catch up to, overtake it (by boat)

Paired with: adima' vta

odita'owe vai s/he paddles up to where people are

odita'odiwag vai they paddle up to each other

catcher
n
catcher
nakwebijigewinini na a catcher (in baseball)

catcher's mitt
n
catcher's mitt
nakwebijige-minjikaawan na a catcher's mitt

catfish
n
catfish
maanameg na a catfish

[
channel catfish
; 
Ictalurus punctatus
]

catlinite
n
catlinite
miskopwaaganasin na red pipestone, catlinite

catsup
n
catsup
oginii-dagonigan ni ketchup, catsup

gaa-miskwaag dagwanjigan ni-v [BL] ketchup, catsup

cattail mat
n
cattail mat
apakweshkway na a cattail; a cattail mat

cattle
n
cattle
bizhiki na
  1. a cow, [pl] cattle
  2. a bison, a buffalo

have cattle
obizhikiimi vai s/he has a cow, has cattle

cattle barn
n
cattle barn
bizhikiiwigamig ni cattle barn

caught
vi
caught in a net

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.

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