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flirt
vi
flirt
noodendam vai2 s/he flirts

noodenim vta flirt with h/

See also: noondenim vta [RL]

noondenim vta [RL] flirt with h/

See also: noodenim vta

flirtatiously
adv
talk flirtatiously
noojiwigiizhwe vai s/he talks flirtatiously

noojiwigiizhwaam vta talk flirtatiously to h/

noojiwigiizhwaandiwag vai they talk flirtatiously to each other

float
n
float for a fishing line
net float
agonjoonaagan ni a net float

agwinjiwinaagan ni [BL] a net float

agwanji'onaagan ni a net float

float
vi
float
agwanjin vai s/he or it (animate) is in or on the water, floats, soaks

See also: agonjin vai

agonde vii it is in or on the water, floats, soaks

Paired with: agonjin vai See also: agwinde vii

agonjin vai s/he or it (animate) is in or on the water, floats, soaks

See also: agwanjin vai

agwinde vii it is in or on the water, floats, soaks

See also: agonde vii

flock
n
flock
okwiinowag vai they (animate) are in a group, a herd, a flock, a swarm

Paired with: okwiinadoon vii

flood
n
flood
mooshka'an vii it is flooded; there is a flood

flooded
adj
flooded
mooshka'an vii it is flooded; there is a flood

nikibii vai it (animate) is flooded

Paired with: nikibii vii

floor
n
floor
michisag ni a floor

bloody floor
miskwiiwisagaa vii it is a bloody floor

cool floor
dakisagaa vii it is a cool floor

dirty floor
wiinisagaa vii the floor is dirty

wiinisagishkige vai s/he gets the floor dirty walking on it

in the middle of a floor
naawisag adv loc in the middle of the floor

scrub floor
mimigosaga'ige vai s/he scrubs the floor

slip and fall on floor
ozhaashisagishin vai s/he slips and falls on the floor

slippery floor
ozhaashisagaa vii it is a slippery floor

under the floor
anaamisag adv loc under the floor, in the basement

anaamisagong adv loc under the floor, in the basement

warm floor
giizhoosagaa vii it is a warm floor

wash floor
giziibiigisaginige vai s/he washes the floor

See also: giziisaginige vai [BL]

giziisaginan vti wash it (a floor); wipe it (a floor)

giziisaginige vai [BL] s/he wipes the floor; [BL] s/he washes the floor

See also: giziibiigisaginige vai

giziisaginamaw vta wash the floor for h/; wipe the floor for h/

wipe floor
giziisaginan vti wash it (a floor); wipe it (a floor)

giziisaginige vai [BL] s/he wipes the floor; [BL] s/he washes the floor

See also: giziibiigisaginige vai

giziisaginamaw vta wash the floor for h/; wipe the floor for h/

flour
n
flour
ashkaawangi-bakwezhigan na [BL] flour

bakwezhigan na
  1. bread, bannock
  2. flour

bebinezid bakwezhigan na-v flour

bibine-bakwezhigan na flour

unbleached flour
makade-bakwezhigan na unbleached flour

flour box
n
flour box
bakwezhigani-makak ni a bread box; a flour box

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

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