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carry
[pack]
vt
carry a big pack
mangiwane vai s/he carries a big pack

carry a light pack
naangiwane vai s/he carries a light pack

carry a pack along
bimiwane vai s/he carries a pack along

See also: bimiwanen vai + o

carry a pack from a certain place
onjiwane vai s/he carries a pack from a certain place

carry a pack to a certain place
izhiwane vai s/he carries a pack to a certain place

hardly be able to carry the pack
bwaawane vai s/he is hardly able to carry a pack

carry
[a baby on back]
vt
carry a baby about on back
babaamoomaawaso vai s/he carries a baby around on h/ back

carry a baby along on back
bimoomaawaso vai s/he carries a baby along on h/ back

carry a baby away on back
animoomaawaso vai s/he carries a baby away on h/ back

carry a baby from a certain place on back
ondoomaawaso vai s/he carries baby from a certain place on h/ back

carry a baby to a certain place on back
inoomaawaso vai s/he carries a baby to a certain place on h/ back

cart
n
cart
ditibidaabaan na a wheeled vehicle for conveying things: a wagon, a truck, a cart, a wheelbarrow

carve
vt
carve
mookodaaso vai s/he carves, whittles, planes (wood)

mookodan vti carve, plane it

Paired with: mookozh vta

mookozh vta carve h/

Paired with: mookodan vti

mazinikodan vti carve it in designs, sculpt it (by carving)

carve pointed
bajiishkikodan vti carve it so it is pointed, sharpen it to a point (with a blade)

Paired with: bajiishkikozh vta

bajiishkikozh vta carve h/ so s/he is pointed, sharpen h/ to a point (with a blade)

Paired with: bajiishkikodan vti

bajiishkikode vii it is carved pointed, is sharpened to a point

Paired with: bajiishkikozo vai

bajiishkikozo vai it (animate) is carved pointed, is sharpened to a point

Paired with: bajiishkikode vii

jiibokodan vti [BL] carve it so it is pointed, sharpen it to a point (with a blade)

Paired with: jiibokozh vta [BL]

jiibokozh vta [BL] carve h/ so s/he is pointed, sharpen h/ to a point (with a blade)

Paired with: jiibokodan vti [BL]

carve to shape
ozhikodan vti carve it to shape

Paired with: ozhikozh vta

ozhikozh vta carve h/ to shape

Paired with: ozhikodan vti

carve
vi
carve
mookodaaso vai s/he carves, whittles, planes (wood)

carver
n
carver
mookodaasoowinini na a carpenter, a carver

cash
n
cash
gwayako-zhooniyaa na cash, ready money

casino
n
casino
ataagewigamig ni a casino

endazhi-ataading ni-v a casino

casket
n
casket
jiibegamig ni a casket; a grave house

Cass Lake
place
Cass Lake
Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag name place Cass Lake

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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