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fitness center
n
fitness center
banaskwiiwagitaawigamig ni a fitness center, a gym for working out

five
qnt
five
naano- pv qnt five

naanan qnt num five

naananiwag vai they (animate) are five, there are five of them (animate)

Paired with: naananinoon vii

naananinoon vii they (inanimate) are five, there are five of them

Paired with: naananiwag vai

and five
ashi-naanan qnt num
  1. and five
  2. fifteen

ashi-naano- pv qnt and five

five acres
naano-diba'igaans qnt num
  1. five minutes
  2. five acres

five bags
naanooshkimod qnt num five bags

naanooshkin qnt num five bags

five boatloads
naanoonag qnt num five boats or canoes, five boatloads

five boats
naanoonag qnt num five boats or canoes, five boatloads

five canoes
naanoonag qnt num five boats or canoes, five boatloads

five days
naano-giizhik qnt num five days

naanogon qnt num five days

naanogonagad vii it is five days

Paired with: naanogonagizi vai

five days old
naanogonagizi vai it is the fifth (of the month); s/he is five days old

Paired with: naanogonagad vii

five dollars
naanwaabik qnt num five dollars

five feet
naanozid qnt num five feet

five hours
naano-diba'igan qnt num
  1. five miles
  2. five hours

five inches
naano-mininj qnt num [NI] five inches

naanoninj qnt num five inches

five miles
naano-diba'igan qnt num
  1. five miles
  2. five hours

five minutes
naano-diba'igaans qnt num
  1. five minutes
  2. five acres

five months
naano-giizis qnt num five months

naano-giiziswagad vii it is five months

Paired with: naano-giiziswagizi vai

five nights
naano-dibik qnt num five nights

five o'clock
naano-diba'iganed vii [S] it is five o'clock

naano-diba'igane vii [N] it is five o'clock

naano-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is five o'clock

five pairs
naanwewaan qnt num five pairs; five sets

five pieces of something sheet-like
naanweg qnt num five pieces of something sheet-like

five pounds
naano-dibaabiishkoojigan qnt num five pounds

five sets
naanwewaan qnt num five pairs; five sets

five times
naaning adv tmp five times

five weeks
naano-anama'e-giizhigad vii it is five weeks

naano-anama'e-giizhik qnt num five weeks

naano-anama'e-giizhikwagad vii it is five weeks

five years old
naano-biboonagizi vai s/he is five years old

Paired with: naano-biboonagad vii

five years
naano-biboon qnt num five years; five winters

naano-biboonagad vii it is five years

naano-gikinoonowin qnt num five years

niiyo-gikinoonowin qnt num four years

tie five
naanoopidoon vti2 tie five of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: naanoopizh vta

naanoopizh vta tie, hitch five of them (animate) together

naanoopidewan vii five of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: naanoopizowag vai

naanoopizowag vai five of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: naanoopidewan vii

five
[card]
n
five (card)
naanoobii'igan na a five (card)

five hundred
qnt
five hundred
naanwaak qnt num five hundred

five o'clock
adv
five o'clock
naano-diba'iganed vii [S] it is five o'clock

naano-diba'igane vii [N] it is five o'clock

naano-diba'iganeyaa vii [BL] it is five o'clock

five thousand
qnt
five thousand
naanosagoons qnt num five thousand

fix
vt
fix
nanaa'itoon vti2 fix, repair it

Paired with: nanaa'i' vta

nanaa'i' vta fix, repair h/; put h/ in place

Paired with: nanaa'itoon vti2

nanaa'ichige vai s/he fixes, repairs things

nanaa'itaw vta fix, repair (it) for h/

See also: nanaa'itamaw vta

nanaa'itamaw vta fix, repair (it) for h/

See also: nanaa'itaw vta

nanaa'ichigaade vii it is fixed, repaired (by someone), "they" fix, repair it

nanaa'ichigaazo vai s/he is fixed, repaired (by someone), "they" fix, repair h/

nanaa'inan vti fix it; put it in order, put it away

Paired with: nanaa'in vta

nanaa'in vta fix, repair h/; put h/ away; put h/ in order

Paired with: nanaa'inan vti

flag
n
flag
gikiwe'on ni a flag

flagpole
n
flagpole
gikiwe'onaatig na a flagpole

flashlight
n
flashlight
waazakonebijigan ni a flashlight

zakaasigan ni a flashlight

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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