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carelessly
adv
carelessly
debinaak adv man badly; carelessly; any old way

cargo
n
load cargo
boozitaaso vai s/he loads cargo

boozitaw vta load (it) with cargo for h/

See also: boozitamaw vta

boozitoon vti2 load it on (as cargo on a vehicle or boat); upload it (on a computer)

Paired with: boozi' vta

caribou
n
caribou
adik na a caribou, a reindeer

[
Rangifer tarandus
]

caribou meat
n
caribou meat
adiko-wiiyaas ni caribou meat

carnival
n
carnival
mamaandaagochigewin ni a circus, a carnival

carpenter
n
carpenter
mookodaasoowinini na a carpenter, a carver

carrot
n
carrot
okaadaak ni [ML] a carrot

See also: okaadaak na [C] [N]

okaadaak na [C] [N] a carrot

See also: okaadaak ni [ML]

ozaawikaadaak ni a carrot

See also: ozaawikaadaak na [RL]

carry
[on back]
vt
able to carry on back
gashkoondan vti be able to carry or lift it on the back

Paired with: gashkoom vta

gashkoom vta be able to carry or lift h/ on the back

Paired with: gashkoondan vti

arrive carrying on back
bagamoom vta arrive carrying h/ on back

bagamoondan vti arrive carrying it on back

Paired with: bagamoom vta

carry ashore on back
agwaayoom vta carry, take h/ shore on the back

Paired with: agwaayoondan vti

agwaayoondan vti carry, take it ashore on the back

Paired with: agwaayoom vta

carry about on back
babaamoom vta carry h/ about on h/ back

Paired with: babaamoondan vti

babaamoondan vti carry it about on h/ back

Paired with: babaamoom vta

carry along on back
bimoom vta carry h/ along on one's back

Paired with: bimoondan vti

bimoondan vti carry it along on one's back

Paired with: bimoom vta

carry away on back
animoom vta carry h/ away on the back

Paired with: animoondan vti

animoondan vti carry it away on the back

Paired with: animoom vta

carry from a certain place on back
ondoom vta carry h/ on back from a certain place

Paired with: ondoondan vti

ondoondan vti carry it on back from a certain place

Paired with: ondoom vta

carry off on back
maadoom vta carry h/ off on h/ back

Paired with: maadoondan vti

maadoondan vti carry it off on h/ back

Paired with: maadoom vta

carry to a certain place on back
inoom vta carry h/ to a certain place on h/ back

Paired with: inoondan vti

inoondan vti carry it to a certain place on h/ back

Paired with: inoom vta

carry
vt
Many verbs for moving something from one place to another ("carry", "take", "convey") contain the VTI2 final /-wid/ or the VTA final /-wiN/. Many verbs for moving something on the water contain the VTI2 final /-a'ood/ or the VTA final /-a'ooN/.
able to carry
gashkiwidoon vti2 be able to take, carry it

Paired with: gashkiwizh vta

gashkiwizh vta be able to take, carry h/

Paired with: gashkiwidoon vti2

arrive carrying
bagamiwidoon vti2 arrive carrying it

Paired with: bagamiwizh vta

bagamiwizh vta arrive carrying h/

Paired with: bagamiwidoon vti2

carry about
babaamiwidoon vti2 take, carry it about

Paired with: babaamiwizh vta

babaamiwizh vta take, carry, guide h/ about

Paired with: babaamiwidoon vti2

carry across
aazhogewidoon vti2 carry, take it across

Paired with: aazhogewizh vta

aazhogewizh vta carry, take h/ across

Paired with: aazhogewidoon vti2

carry along
bimiwidoon vti2 carry, take it along

Paired with: bimiwizh vta

bimiwizh vta carry, take h/ along

Paired with: bimiwidoon vti2

carry ashore
agwaawidoon vti2 carry, take it ashore

Paired with: agwaawizh vta

agwaawizh vta carry, take h/ ashore

Paired with: agwaawidoon vti2

carry ashore on back
agwaayoom vta carry, take h/ shore on the back

Paired with: agwaayoondan vti

agwaayoondan vti carry, take it ashore on the back

Paired with: agwaayoom vta

carry away
animiwidoon vti2 carry, take it away

Paired with: animiwizh vta

animiwizh vta take, carry h/ away (in the other direction)

Paired with: animiwidoon vti2

carry downhill
niisaakiiwewidoon vti2 take, carry it downhill

Paired with: niisaakiiwewizh vta

niisaakiiwewizh vta take, carry h/ downhill

Paired with: niisaakiiwewidoon vti2

carry from a certain place
onjiwidoon vti2 take, carry it from a certain place

Paired with: onjiwizh vta

onjiwizh vta take, carry h/ from a certain place

Paired with: onjiwidoon vti2

carry home
giiwewidoon vti2 take, carry it home; take, carry it back

Paired with: giiwewizh vta

giiwewizh vta take, carry h/ home

Paired with: giiwewidoon vti2

giiwewidaw vta take, carry (it) home for h/

See also: giiwewidamaw vta

giiwewidamaw vta take, carry (it) home for h/

See also: giiwewidaw vta

carry in mouth
niimam vta carry h/ in mouth; pick h/ up in mouth

Paired with: niimandan vti

niimandan vti carry it in mouth; pick it up in mouth

Paired with: niimam vta

carry inland
gopiwidoon vti2 take, carry it inland

Paired with: gopiwizh vta

gopiwizh vta take, carry h/ inland

Paired with: gopiwidoon vti2

gopiwijige vai s/he takes things inland up from the lake

gopiwijigaade vii it is carried, taken inland (by someone), "they" carry, take it inland

gopiwijigaazo vai s/he is carried, taken inland (by someone), "they" carry, take h/ inland

carry out into open area
madaabiiwidamaw vta take, carry (it) down to the shore for h/

carry outside
zaagijiwidoon vti2 carry, take it outside

zaagijiwizh vta carry, take h/ outside

carry over portage
gakiiwenige vai s/he carries things on the shoulder over a portage

carry to a certain place
izhiwidamaw vta take, carry (it) for h/ to a certain place

izhiwidoon vti2 take, carry it to a certain place

Paired with: izhiwizh vta

izhiwijigaade vii it is taken, carried to a certain place (by someone), "they" take, carry it to a certain place

izhiwijigaazo vai s/he is taken, carried to a certain place (by someone), "they" take, carry it to a certain place

izhiwizh vta take, carry h/ to a certain place

Paired with: izhiwidoon vti2

carry to the shore
madaabiiwidamaw vta take, carry (it) down to the shore for h/

madaabiiwidoon vti2 take, carry it down to the shore

Paired with: madaabiiwizh vta

madaabiiwizh vta take, carry h/ or it (animate) down to the shore

Paired with: madaabiiwidoon vti2

carry uphill
ogidaakiiwewidoon vti2 carry, take it uphill

Paired with: ogidaakiiwewizh vta

ogidaakiiwewizh vta carry, take h/ uphill

Paired with: ogidaakiiwewidoon vti2

carry upstairs
akwaandawewidoon vti2 climb up carrying it, take; or carry it upstairs

Paired with: akwaandawewizh vta

akwaandawewizh vta climb up carrying h/ or it (animate), take or carry h/ or it (animate) upstairs

Paired with: akwaandawewidoon vti2

carry using something
niima' vta carry h/ using something; pick h/ up using something

Paired with: niima'an vti

niima'an vti carry it using something; pick it up using something

Paired with: niima' vta

lift and carry
ombiwidoon vti2 lift and carry it

Paired with: ombiwizh vta

ombiwizh vta lift and carry h/

Paired with: ombiwidoon vti2

● CARRY A LOAD
carry a load along
bimiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load along, hauls freight along

carry a load away
animiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load away, hauls freight away

carry a load from a certain place
onjiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load from a certain place, hauls freight from a certain place

carry a load here
biijiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load here, hauls freight here

carry a load in
biindigewidaaso vai s/he carries a load in, hauls freight in

carry a load to a certain place
izhiwidaaso vai s/he carries a load to a certain place, hauls freight to a certain place

carry
[on shoulder]
vt
carry about on shoulder
babaaminige vai s/he carries about on the shoulder

babaaminigaadan vti carry it around on the shoulder

Paired with: babaaminigaazh vta

babaaminigaazh vta carry h/ about on the shoulder

Paired with: babaaminigaadan vti

carry along on shoulder
biminige vai s/he carries something along on the shoulder

biminigaadan vti carry it along on the shoulder

Paired with: biminigaazh vta

biminigaazh vta carry h/ along on the shoulder

Paired with: biminigaadan vti

carry away on shoulder
animinige vai s/he goes away carrying something on the shoulder

animinigaadan vti carry it away on the shoulder

Paired with: animinigaazh vta

animinigaazh vta carry h/ away on the shoulder

Paired with: animinigaadan vti

carry from a certain place on shoulder
onjinige vai s/he carries something on the shoulder from a certain place

onjinigaadan vti carry it from a certain place on the shoulder

Paired with: onjinigaazh vta

onjinigaazh vta carry h/ from a certain place on shoulder

Paired with: onjinigaadan vti

carry here on shoulder
biijinige vai s/he brings, carries something here on the shoulder

biijinigaadan vti bring, carry it here on the shoulder

Paired with: biijinigaazh vta

biijinigaazh vta bring, carry h/ here on the shoulder

Paired with: biijinigaadan vti

carry to a certain place on shoulder
izhinige vai s/he carries something to a certain place on the shoulder

izhinigaadan vti carry it on the shoulder to a certain place

Paired with: izhinigaazh vta

izhinigaazh vta carry h/, it (animate) on the shoulder to a certain place

Paired with: izhinigaadan vti

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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