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cause
vt
cause
izhi' vta
  1. make or cause h/ to be a certain way
  2. make or cause h/ to do something (a certain way)

Paired with: izhitoon vti2

izhitoon vti2 cause it to be a certain way, make it a certain way

Paired with: izhi' vta

cause trouble
aanimi' vta make h/ suffer, cause h/ trouble, abuse h/

Paired with: aanimitoon vti2

caution
vt
caution
ayaangwaamim vta warn, caution h/

cautious
adj
cautious
ayaangwaamizi vai s/he is careful, is cautious

cave
n
cave
waazh ni a den, a lair, a cave, a burrow

See also: waanzh ni

waanzh ni a den, a lair, a cave, a burrow

See also: waazh ni

cedar
n
cedar
giizhik na a cedar (tree)

[
eastern white cedar
; 
Thuja occidentalis
]

giizhikaatig na [BL] a cedar (tree); a cedar plank or board

[
eastern white cedar
; 
Thuja occidentalis
]

See also: giizhik na

giizhikikaa vii there are (a lot of) cedars

ogiizhikimi vai s/he has cedar

cedar bark
giizhikanagek na (a piece of) cedar bark

cedar bough
giizhikaandag na a cedar bough

cedar wood
giizhikisag na (a piece of) cedar wood

red cedar
miskwaawaak na a red cedar

[
eastern red cedar
; 
Juniperus virginiana
]

miskwaawaakokaa vii there are (many) red cedars

cedar bark
n
cedar bark
giizhikanagek na (a piece of) cedar bark

cedar bough
n
cedar bough
giizhikaandag na a cedar bough

cedar waxwing
n
cedar waxwing
zegibanaanishiinh na [RL] a cedar waxwing

[
Bombycilla cedrorum
]

See also: zegibanwaanishiinh na

zegibanwaanishiinh na a cedar waxwing

[
cedar waxwing
; 
Bombycilla cedrorum
]

See also: zegibanaanishiinh na [RL]

cedar wood
n
cedar wood
giizhikisag na (a piece of) cedar wood

celebration
adj
celebration
jiikakamigad vii there is a celebration, a happy event

Paired with: jiikakamigizi vai

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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