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disembowel
vt
disembowel
gijinagizhiin vta gut, disembowel h/

disgusting
adj
think disgusting
gagwaanisagendan vti think it terrible, think it disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagenim vta

gagwaanisagenim vta think h/ terrible, think h/ disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagendan vti

gagwaanisagendaagozi vai s/he is thought terrible, is thought disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagendaagwad vii

gagwaanisagendaagwad vii it is thought terrible, is thought disgusting

Paired with: gagwaanisagendaagozi vai

dish
n
dish
onaagan ni a dish, a plate

gichi-onaagan ni a large dish or shallow pan: a basin, a dish pan

birch bark dish
wiigwaasinaagan ni a birch bark dish

wash dishes
giziibiiginaagane vai s/he washes dishes

giziininaagane vai [BL] s/he washs dishes

wipe dishes
gaasiinaagane vai s/he wipes dishes

wooden dish
mitigonaagan ni a wooden dish or bowl

dish game
n
play dish game
bagese vai s/he plays the dish game

dish used in dish game
bagesewinaagan ni dish used in the dish game

dish pan
n
dish pan
gichi-onaagan ni a large dish or shallow pan: a basin, a dish pan

dish towel
n
dish towel
giziiyaabika'igan ni [BL] a dish towel

dislike
vt
dislike
aanawendan vti find it unsatisfactory, dislike, reject it

Paired with: aanawenim vta

aanawenim vta find h/ unsatisfactory, dislike, reject h/

Paired with: aanawendan vti

aanawenjige vai s/he finds things unsatisfactory, dislike, rejects things

zhiingendan vti dislike, disapprove of, hate it

Paired with: zhiingenim vta

zhiingenim vta dislike, disaprove of, hate h/

Paired with: zhiingendan vti

zhiingenindiwag vai they dislike, disapprove of, hate each other

disliked
adj
disliked
aanawenjigaazo vai s/he, it (animate) is disliked

aanawendaagwad vii it is found unsatisfactory, is disliked, is rejected

Paired with: aanawendaagozi vai

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

dismantle
vt
dismantle
biigon vta break h/ (by hand); dismantle h/

Paired with: biigonan vti

biigonan vti break it (by hand); dismantle it, tear it down

Paired with: biigon vta

disobedience
n
disobedience
zhazhiibitamowin ni disobedience

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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