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finally
adv
finally
aangwaamas adv tmp finally, after a long time

gegapii adv tmp after a while, eventually, finally

find
vt
find
mikan vti find it

Paired with: mikaw vta

mikaw vta find h/

Paired with: mikan vti

mikige vai s/he finds things

mikaage vai s/he finds people

mikamaw vta find (it) for h/

mikamaadizo vai s/he finds (it) for h/ self

mikigaade vii it is found (by someone), "they" find it

mikigaazo vai s/he is found (by someone), "they" find h/

find with hands
mikobidaw vta find (it) for h/ with hands

mikobidoon vti2 find it with hands

Paired with: mikobizh vta

mikobijige vai s/he finds things with hands

mikobizh vta find h/ by feeling with the hand(s)

Paired with: mikobidoon vti2

find signs
name' vta find a sign of h/ presence

find out
vt
find out the truth
gwayakotam vai2 s/he hears the right thing, finds out the truth

fine
[small]
adj
fine
biisaa vii it is fine; it is in particles

Paired with: biisizi vai

biisizi vai s/he is fine; s/he is in particles

Paired with: biisaa vii

fine (string-like)
agaasaabiigad vii it (string-like) is small, is fine

Paired with: agaasaabiigizi vai

chop fine
biisa' vta chop h/ fine, mince h/

Paired with: biisa'an vti

biisa'an vti chop it fine, mince it

Paired with: biisa' vta

biisiga'wi vta [NI]

► biisiga' vta

cut fine
biisizhan vti cut it into small pieces, dice it

Paired with: biisizh vta

biisizh vta cut h/ into small pieces, dice h/

Paired with: biisizhan vti

finger
n
finger
niibinaakwaanininj ni a finger

niisiigininjaan ni [BL] a finger

fat fingers
wiininoninjii vai s/he has fat fingers

index finger
izhinoo'iganininj ni an index finger

little finger
ishkweninj ni a little finger

skinny fingers
zhiigoninjii vai s/he has skinny fingers

fingernail
n
white spots on fingernails
mindaweganzhii vai s/he has white spots on fingernails

fingernail
nishkanzh nad
  1. my nail (fingernail, toenail)
  2. my claw

gishkanzh nad
  1. your (sg) nail (fingernail, toenail)
  2. your (sg) claw

oshkanzhiin nad
  1. h/ nail (fingernail, toenail)
  2. h/ claw

fingertip
n
fingertip
wanakoninj ni fingertip

finish
vi
finish
giizhiitaa vai s/he finishes, gets done

finish
vt
finish setting up
giizhakidoon vti2 finish setting it up

Paired with: giizhakizh vta

giizhakizh vta finish setting h/ up

Paired with: giizhakidoon vti2

finish
giizhiitaa vai s/he finishes, gets done

finish making
giizhi' vta finish, finish making h/

Paired with: giizhitoon vti2

giizhitoon vti2 finish, finish making it

Paired with: giizhi' vta

finish boiling
giizhigamide vii it finishes boiling

finish building a dwelling or lodge
giizhige vai s/he finishes building a dwelling or lodge

giizhigaadan vti finish building it (a lodge or house)

finish cooking
giiziz vta cook it (animate); finish cooking it (animate)

Paired with: giizizan vti See also: giizhizwi vta [NI]

giizizan vti cook it; finish cooking it

Paired with: giiziz vta See also: giizhizan vti [NI]

giizhizan vti [NI] cook it; finish cooking it

finish boiling sap
ishkwaagamizige vai s/he finishes boiling sap

Finn
n
Finn
madoodoowinini na a Finn

omakakiiwinini na a Finn

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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