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raw
adj
raw
ashki- pv lex raw

eat raw food
ashkandan vti eat it raw

Paired with: ashkam vta

ashkam vta eat h/ raw

Paired with: ashkandan vti

raw meat
ashki-wiiyaas ni raw meat

ashkin vii it is raw (as meat)

Paired with: ashkini vai

ashkini vai it (animate) is raw, is uncooked

Paired with: ashkin vii

taste raw
ashkipogwad vii it tastes raw

ashkipogozi vai s/he tastes raw

Paired with: ashkipogwad vii

ashkipidan vti find that it tastes raw

Paired with: ashkipo vta

ashkipo vta find that it (animate) tastes raw

Paired with: ashkipidan vti

rawhide
n
rawhide
ashkiigin ni rawhide

razor
n
razor
gaashkibaajigan ni a razor

reach
[arrive]
vt
reach
odish vta come up to, reach, visit h/; get to where h/ is

Paired with: oditan vti

oditan vti come up to, reach it

Paired with: odish vta

debinan vti
  1. reach for it
  2. achieve, accomplish it

Paired with: debin vta

debin vta reach for h/

Paired with: debinan vti

reach and take
debibidoon vti2 grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of it

Paired with: debibizh vta

debibizh vta grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of h/

Paired with: debibidoon vti2

debibidamaw vta grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of (it) for h/

debibidaw vta grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of (it) for h/

reach with a shot
debinaw vta shoot and hit h/ at a distance, reach h/ with a shot

read
vt
read
agindan vti count it; read it

Paired with: agim vta

agindamaw vta count (it) for h/; read (it) for h/

agindamaage vai s/he counts (something) for people; s/he reads (something) for people

aginjigaade vii
  1. it is counted (by someone), "they" count it
  2. it is read (by someone), "they" read it

start reading
maadagindan vti start counting, reading it

Paired with: maadagim vta

read
vi
read
agindaaso vai s/he counts; s/he reads

start reading
maadagindaaso vai s/he starts counting, starts reading

ready
adj
get ready
ashwii vai s/he is prepared, is ready to act, is on guard

ozhiitaa vai s/he gets ready, prepares

ozhiitaa' vta get h/ ready; prepare h/

Paired with: ozhiitaatoon vti2

ozhiitaatoon vti2 get it ready; prepare it

Paired with: ozhiitaa' vta

real
adv
real
enda- pv lex very, quite; just; real

See also: wenda- pv lex

realize
vi
realize
maaminonendan vti think about, consider, realize, notice it; realize that it

Paired with: maaminonenim vta

maaminonenim vta think about, consider, realize about, notice about h/

Paired with: maaminonendan vti

really
adv
not really
anishaa adv man just for fun; just for nothing; not really; without purpose

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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