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flat
adj
flat
nabagi- pv lex flat

nabagaa vii it is flat

Paired with: nabagizi vai

nabagizi vai s/he or it (animate) is flat

Paired with: nabagaa vii

flat nose
nabagijaane vai s/he has a flat nose

flat tire
nabagijiishin vai s/he has a flat tire

pound flat
nabagada'an vti pound it flat (using a stick or stick-like tool)

Paired with: nabagada'wi vta [NI]

flavor
vt
flavor
apaabowe vai s/he flavors, seasons soup

flea
n
flea
babig na a flea

obabigomi vai s/he has a flea or fleas

flee
vi
flee
ginjiba' vta flee from, run away from h/

ozhimo vai s/he flees

ginjiba'iwe vai s/he flees from people, runs away from people

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

flee for good
aapijinizhimo vai s/he flees for good

arrive fleeing
bagamiba'iwe vai s/he arrives fleeing from people

start to flee
maajiiba'iwe vai s/he runs away from someone in fear, flees

start off fleeing
maajinizhimo vai s/he starts off fleeing, starts off running away

flesh
n
flesh
=iiyaas nid someone's flesh; someone's meat (of the body)

flex
[bend]
vt
flex body
biskijiitaa vai s/he bends, folds, flexes h/ body

babiiskijiitaa vai s/he bends, folds, flexes h/ body repeatedly

flicker
northern flicker
mooningwane na a Northern flicker

[
flicker, common flicker
; 
Colaptes auratus
]

fling
vt
fling open (stick-like)
baakaakowebinan vti fling, shove it open (as something stick- or wood-like, e.g., a door)

baakaakowebinamaw vta fling, shove something open for h/

flint
n
flint
biiwaanag na flint

flip
vt
tip with foot or body
gwanabishkan vti tip it (with foot or body)

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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