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pants
n
pants
giboodiyegwaazon na [ML] (a pair of) pants

See also: giboodiyegwaazon ni [N]

giboodiyegwaazon ni [N] (a pair of) pants

See also: giboodiyegwaazon na [ML]

change pants
aanjigiboodiyegwaazone vai s/he puts on another pair of pants, changes h/ pants

have new pants
oshkigiboodiyegwaazone vai s/he has new pants

put on pants
biichidaase vai [BL] s/he puts on h/ pants

biichigiboodiyegwaazone vai s/he puts on h/ pants

take off pants
giichigiboodiyegwaazone vai s/he takes off h/ pants

wear pants
gigigiboodiyegwaazone vai s/he wears pants

paper
n
paper
mazina'igan ni a book, a letter, a document, a paper

newspaper
babaamaajimoo-mazina'igan ni a newspaper

paper bag
n
paper bag
mazina'igani-mashkimodens ni a paper sack, a paper bag

paralyzed
adj
paralyzed
niboowi vai s/he is paralyzed

paralyzed arm
niboowinike vai s/he has a numb arm or numb arms

paralyzed foot
niboowizide vai s/he has a paralyzed foot

paralyzed hand
niboowininjii vai s/he has a paralyzed hand

paralyzed leg
niboowigaade vai s/he has a paralyzed leg

parch
vt
parch
gaapizan vti cook or roast it dry and crisp, parch it (wild rice)

gaapizige vai s/he cooks or roasts things dry and crisp, parches (wild rice)

gaapizigaade vii it is cooked or roasted dry and crisp, parched (by someone)

gidasan vti roast it to remove something, parch it [wild rice]

gidasige vai s/he roast things (to remove something), parches wild rice

gidasigaade vii it is roasted (to remove something), is parched [of wild rice]

parent
n
parent
ingitiziim nad my parent

ningitiziim nad my parent

gigitiziim nad your parent

ogitiziiman nad h/ parent

niniigi'ig nad my parent

giniigi'ig nad your parent

oniigi'igoon nad h/ parent

park
vt
park
noogibizoni' vta stop h/ (the motor), park h/

noogibizonitoon vti2 park it

Paired with: noogibizoni' vta

parrot
n
parrot
gaagiigidoo-bineshiinh na a parrot

part
vi
part
bakise vii it (string-like) snaps, parts

Paired with: bakise vai

part
[hair]
n
have part in hair
daashkaabii'o vai [RL] s/he parts h/ (own) hair, combs a part in h/ (own) hair; s/he has a part in h/ hair

naawijiine'o vai s/he parts h/ (own) hair, combs a part in h/ (own) hair; s/he has a part in h/ hair

comb part in hair
daashkaabii'o vai [RL] s/he parts h/ (own) hair, combs a part in h/ (own) hair; s/he has a part in h/ hair

naawijiine'o vai s/he parts h/ (own) hair, combs a part in h/ (own) hair; s/he has a part in h/ hair

daashkaabii' vta [RL] part h/ hair, comb a part in h/ hair

naawijiine' vta part h/ hair, comb a part in h/ hair

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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