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they
pron
they
wiinawaa pron per they, them

See also: gaye wiinawaa pron per ; gewiinawaa pron per

only they
wiinetawaa pron per only they, only them; just them

their turn
wiinitamawaa pron per their turn, them next

thick
adj
thick
gipagaa vii it is thick

Paired with: gipagizi vai

gipagizi vai s/he is thick

Paired with: gipagaa vii

thick (mineral)
gipagaabikad vii it is thick (as something mineral)

Paired with: gipagaabikizi vai

gipagaabikizi vai s/he is thick (as something mineral)

Paired with: gipagaabikad vii

thick (sheet-like)
gipagiigad vii it (sheet-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagiigizi vai

gipagiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagiigad vii

thick (string-like)
gipagaabiigad vii it (string-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagaabiigizi vai

gipagaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is thick

Paired with: gipagaabiigad vii

cut thick
gipagizhan vti cut it thick

Paired with: gipagizh vta

gipagizh vta cut h/ thick

Paired with: gipagizhan vti

frozen thick
gipagaakwadin vii it freezes thick, is frozen thick

Paired with: gipagaakwaji vai

gipagaakwaji vai s/he freezes thick, is frozen thick

Paired with: gipagaakwadin vii

gipagadin vii it is frozen thick

Paired with: gipagaji vai

lie thick
gipagishin vai s/he lies in a thick layer

Paired with: gipagisin vii

gipagisin vii it lies in a thick layer

Paired with: gipagishin vai

make thick
gipagitoon vti2 make it thick, thicken it

Paired with: gipagi' vta

gipagi' vta make h/ thick, thicken h/

Paired with: gipagitoon vti2

slice thick
gipagikodan vti slice it thick

Paired with: gipagikozh vta

gipagikozh vta slice h/ thick

Paired with: gipagikodan vti

thick fur
gipagadowe vai s/he has thick fur

gipagawe vai s/he has thick fur

thick hair
gipagaanikwe vai s/he has thick hair

thick bark
gipaganagekozi vai it (animate) has thick bark

Paired with: gipaganagekwad vti

gipaganagekwad vti it has thick bark

Paired with: gipaganagekozi vai

thicken
vi
thicken into syrup
zhiiwaagamide vii it thickens into syrup

thicken
vt
thicken
gipagi' vta make h/ thick, thicken h/

Paired with: gipagitoon vti2

gipagitoon vti2 make it thick, thicken it

Paired with: gipagi' vta

thickness
n
certain thickness
apiitaa vii it is a certain height, is a certain thickness

Paired with: apiitizi vai

apiitizi vai s/he is a certain age, is so old or young

Paired with: apiitaa vii

thief
n
thief
gimoodishkiiwinini na a robber; a thief

giimoodishkiiwikwe na a thief (female)

gimoodishk na a thief

gimoodishki vai s/he is a thief

gimoodiiwinini na a thief (male)

gimoodiiwikwe na a thief (female)

thigh
n
The medial /-bwaam-/ occurs in verbs referring to the thigh or thighs.
thigh
nibwaam nid my thigh (back of thigh)

gibwaam nid your thigh (back of thigh)

obwaam nid h/ (an animal's) hindquarter; h/ thigh (back of thigh)

front of thigh
injiingwan nad my lap; my (front of) thigh

gijiingwan nad your lap; your (front of) thigh

ojiingwanan nad h/ lap; h/ (front of) thigh

bump thigh
bitaakobwaameshin vai s/he bumps h/ thigh on something

big thigh
mamaangibwaame vai s/he has big thighs

thimble
n
thimble
gaanda'igwaason ni a thimble

See also: gaanda'igwaason na [BL]

gaanda'igwaason na [BL] a thimble

See also: gaanda'igwaason ni

thin
[not deep]
adj
thin
bibagaa vii it is thin

Paired with: bibagizi vai

bibagizi vai it (animate) is thin

Paired with: bibagaa vii

bakaakadozo vai (of a person) s/he is thin, is skinny

thin (mineral)
bibagaabikad vii it is thin (as something mineral)

Paired with: bibagaabikizi vai

bibagaabikizi vai s/he is thin (as something mineral)

Paired with: bibagaabikad vii

thin (sheet-like)
bibagiigad vii it (sheet-like) is thin

Paired with: bibagiigizi vai

bibagiigizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is thin

Paired with: bibagiigad vii

frozen thin
bibagaakwadin vii it freezes thin, is frozen thin

Paired with: bibagaakwaji vai

bibagaakwaji vai s/he freezes thin, is frozen thin

Paired with: bibagaakwadin vii

bibagadin vii it is frozen thin

Paired with: bibagaji vai

lie in a thin layer
bibagishin vai s/he lies in a thin layer

Paired with: bibagisin vii

bibagisin vii it lies in a thin layer

Paired with: bibagishin vai

slice thin
bibagikodan vti slice it thin

Paired with: bibagikozh vta

bibagikozh vta slice h/ thin

Paired with: bibagikodan vti

thin
[not fat]
adj
thin
bakaakadozo vai (of a person) s/he is thin, is skinny

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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