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How to use the Ojibwe People's Dictionary

camp
vi
camp
gabeshi vai s/he camps, sets up camp

campsite
n
campsite
gabeshiwin ni a campsite, a camp

can
n
can
biiwaabikoons ni
  1. wire
  2. a can, a tin
  3. a telephone

canned goods
gibaakobijigan ni canned goods

gas can
waasigani-bimide-biiwaabik ni [BL] an oil drum; a gas tank, a gas can, a jerry can

waazakonenjiganaaboowakik na a gas tank, a gas can, a jerry can

can
[able]
vi
can
daa- pv tns modal preverb of possibility, necessity, or obligation: can, could, should, would, might, must

can
[preserve food]
vt
can
gibaakobidoon vti2
  1. pull it shut (as something stick- or wood-like)
  2. can it

Paired with: gibaakobizh vta

gibaakobizh vta can h/; pull h/ shut

Paired with: gibaakobidoon vti2

can opener
n
can opener
baakaabikizhigan ni [BL] a can opener

baakaakozhigan ni a can opener

can't do it
adv
can't do it
gaawesaa pc disc impossible!, no way!, can't be done!

Canada
place
Canada
zhaaganaashiiwaki ni Canada

Canada goose
n
Canada goose
nika na a goose

[
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
]

Canada jay
n
Canada jay
gwiingwiishi na a Canada jay

[
grey jay, Canada jay, whisky jack
Perisoreus canadensis
]