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erase
vt
erase
gaasiibii'an vti erase it

gaasiibii'ige vai s/he erases things

eraser
n
eraser
gaasii'igan ni an eraser

gaasiibii'igan na an eraser

error
n
in error
wani- pv lex making a mistake, mistakenly, in error

escape
vi
escape
gii' vta flee, escape, get away from h/; get away from h/

gii'iwe vai s/he escapes, gets away from people

giimii vai s/he sneaks away, escapes; s/he flees

ozhim vta flee, escape, get away from h/

Eskimo
n
Eskimo
eshkiime na Eskimo; Inuit

especially
adv
especially
memindage adv man especially, particularly, above all, of course

Europe
n
in Europe
agaamakiing adv loc overseas, in Europe

even
[equal]
adv
keep up even
dibi' vta keep up even with h/

even though
adv
even though
awanjish adv man even though; persistently; stubbornly

misawaa adv gram even though; no matter what; even if

evening
n
evening
onaagoshin vii it is evening

all evening
gabe-onaagosh adv tmp all evening

See also: gabenaagosh adv tmp

gabenaagosh adv tmp all evening

See also: gabe-onaagosh adv tmp

every evening
endasonaagosh adv tmp every evening

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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