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fight
vi
fight
miigaazo vai s/he fights

feel like fighting
miigaadendam vai2 s/he feels like fighting

miigaadenim vta think of h/ as an enemy or adversary; feel like fighting h/

miigaadenindiwag vai they think of each other as enemies or adversaries; they feel like fighting each other

want to fight
miigaazoshki vai s/he is pugacious, always wants to fight

fight
n
start a fight
miigaadinoke vai s/he starts a fight, is the instigator of a fight

figure out
phrv
figure out
onendam vai2 s/he decides what to do, figures something out

file
vt
Verbs having to do with acting on something by abrasion, as by sawing or filing something, may contain the vti2 verb final /-bood/ or the vta -final /-booN/; the initial of the verb indicates the manner or direction of the action, or the effect on the object. 
file
zisiboodoon vti2 file, grind it down; sharpen it (an ax)

Paired with: zisiboozh vta

zisiboozh vta file, grind h/ down

Paired with: zisiboodoon vti2

zisiboojige vai s/he files, grinds things down

zisiboode vii it is filed, ground down

Paired with: zisiboozo vai

zisiboozo vai s/he is filed, ground down

Paired with: zisiboode vii

file sharp
giiniboodoon vti2 sharpen it (by filing or grinding)

Paired with: giiniboozh vta

giiniboozh vta sharpen h/ (by filing or grinding)

Paired with: giiniboodoon vti2

start filing
maajiboodoon vti2 start sawing, start filing it

Paired with: maajiboozh vta

maajiboozh vta start sawing, start filing h/

Paired with: maajiboodoon vti2

maajiboojige vai s/he starts to saw, starts to file things

file
n
file
zisiboojigan ni a file, a rasp

mitigo-zisiboojigan ni a rasp

ashishawe-zisiboojiganens ni [BL] a triangular file

filet
vt
filet
baanizhaawe vai s/he cuts meat into strips for preservation, filets fish

baanizhan vti cut it into strips, filet it

Paired with: baanizh vta

fill
vt
● FILL WITH SOLIDS
fill (with solids)
mooshkina' vta fill h/ (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkinadoon vti2 ; mooshkinatoon vti2 [N]

mooshkinadoon vti2 fill it (with solids)

Paired with: mooshkina' vta

fill half full (with solids)
aabitooshkina' vta fill h/ half full (with solids)

Paired with: aabitooshkinadoon vti2 [S]

aabitooshkinadoon vti2 [S] fill it half full (with solids)

Paired with: aabitooshkina' vta See also: aabitooshkinatoon vti2 [RL]

aabitooshkinatoon vti2 [RL] fill it half full (with solids)

Paired with: aabitooshkina' vta See also: aabitooshkinadoon vti2 [S]

fill to overflowing (with solids)
ziigashkina' vta fill h/ to overflowing (with solids)

Paired with: ziigashkinadoon vti2

ziigashkinadoon vti2 fill it to overflowing (with solids)

Paired with: ziigashkina' vta

overfill (with solids)
onzaamashkina' vta overfill h/ (with solids)

Paired with: onzaamashkinadoon vti2

onzaamashkinadoon vti2 overfill it (with solids)

Paired with: onzaamashkina' vta

● FILL WITH LIQUID
fill (with liquid)
mooshkinebadoon vti2 fill it with liquid

Paired with: mooshkinebazh vta

mooshkinebazh vta fill h/ or it (animate) with liquid

Paired with: mooshkinebadoon vti2

fill half full (with liquid)
aabitoobadoon vti2 fill it half full (with liquid)

Paired with: aabitoobazh vta

aabitoobazh vta fill h/ half full (with liquid)

Paired with: aabitoobadoon vti2

fill to overflowing (with liquid)
ziigibadoon vti2 fill it to overflowing (with liquid)

Paired with: ziigibazh vta

ziigibazh vta fill h/ to overflowing (with liquid)

overfill (with liquid)
onzaamibazh vta overfill h/ (with liquid); give h/ too much to drink

Paired with: onzaamibadoon vti2

onzaamibadoon vti2 overfill it (with a liquid)

Paired with: onzaamibazh vta

fill out
phrv
fill out a form
mooshkinebii'ige vai s/he fills out a form

filled
adj
well filled
minwashkine vii it fits well; it is well filled

Paired with: minwashkine vai

minwashkine vai s/he fits well; s/he is well filled

filled with smoke
mooshkineyaabate vii it is filled with smoke

fin
n
fin
oninjigan nid h/ fin (especially a pectoral fin of a fish); h/ (crayfish) pincer

broken-off fin
giishkininjigane it (fish) has a broken-off fin or fins; it (crayfish) has a broken-off pincer or pincers

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

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