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election day
n
election day
biinjwebinigewi-giizhigad vii it is election day

electric
adj
electric
waasamoo- pv lex electric; powered

electric lamp
n
electric lamp
waasamoo-waazakonenjigan ni an electric lamp

electrician
n
electrician
waasamoo-anokiiwinini na electrician

electricity
n
electricity
waasamowin ni lightning; electricity

elephant
n
elephant
jejiibajikii na an elephant

elevator
n
elevator
akwaandawaagan ni something to climb up on or in: a stairway, a ladder, an elevator

akwaandawebizon ni an elevator

gaa-ishpaandaweg ni-v [BL] an elevator

See also: gaa-ishpaandawebideg ni-v [BL]

gaa-ishpaandawebideg ni-v [BL] an elevator

See also: gaa-ishpaandaweg ni-v [BL]

go down in an elevator
niisaandawebizo vai s/he goes downstairs under power (as in an elevator); s/he climbs on something and slides down

go up in an elevator
akwaandawebizo vai s/he rides up, goes up in an elevator

eleven
qnt
eleven
ashi-bezhig qnt num
  1. eleven
  2. and one

ashi-bezhigo- pv qnt
  1. and one
  2. eleven

midaaswi ashi-bezhig qnt num eleven

See also: ashi-bezhig qnt num

eleven o'clock
ashi-bezhigo-diba'iganed vii [S] it is eleven o'clock

ashi-bezhigo-diba'igane vii [N] it is eleven o'clock

ashi-bezhigo-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is eleven o'clock

eleven o'clock
adv
eleven o'clock
ashi-bezhigo-diba'iganed vii [S] it is eleven o'clock

ashi-bezhigo-diba'igane vii [N] it is eleven o'clock

ashi-bezhigo-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is eleven o'clock

eleventh
adj
eleventh day of the month
ashi-bezhigwaginzo vai [BL] it is the eleventh (of the month)

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

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