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disappeared
adj
disappeared
weniban adv man disappeared!; s/he's gone!, s/he's missing!

See also: aweniban pron pret

disappointed
adj
disappointed
minjinawezi vai s/he has regrets, is disappointed

disapprove
vi
disapprove
zhiingenim vta dislike, disaprove of, hate h/

Paired with: zhiingendan vti

zhiingendan vti dislike, disapprove of, hate it

Paired with: zhiingenim vta

zhiingenindiwag vai they dislike, disapprove of, hate each other

disapproved
adj
disapproved of
zhiingendaagozi vai s/he is disliked, disapproved of, hated

Paired with: zhiingendaagwad vii

zhiingendaagwad vii it is disliked, disapproved of, hated

Paired with: zhiingendaagozi vai

disbelieve
vt
disbelieve
aagonweyenim vta disbelieve h/

aanwetaw vta disagree with what h/ says; disbelieve h/; doubt h/; not believe h/

discomfort
n
walk with discomfort
maanose vai s/he walks with discomfort

discourage
vt
discourage
aanishim vta discourage h/

discouraged
adj
discouraged
banaadendam vai2 s/he is discouraged, is in despair, thinks things hopeless

babanaadendam vai2 s/he is discouraged, is in despair, thinks things hopeless

banaadendan vti be discouraged about it, be in despair about it, think it is hopeless

Paired with: banaadenim vta

babanaadendan vti be discouraged about it, be in despair about it, think it is hopeless

Paired with: babanaadenim vta

banaadenim vta despair of h/; lose hope in h/

Paired with: banaadendan vti

babanaadenim vta be discouraged about h/, be in despair about h/, think h/ hopeless

Paired with: babanaadendan vti

babanaadenimo vai s/he thinks h/self hopeless, has no faith in h/ self

disease
n
disease
aakoziwin ni a sickness, an illness, a disease

catch a disease
mizizi vai s/he catches a disease; s/he starts to get sick

disembark
vi
disembark
gabaa vai s/he gets off (a vehicle or boat), disembarks

gabaa' vta get h/ off, let h/ off (a vehicle or boat), help h/ disembark

Paired with: gabaatoon vti2

tell to disembark
gabaanaazha' vta tell h/ to get off, tell h/ to disembark

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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