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tick
n
wood tick
ezigaa na a wood tick

odezigaami vai s/he has a woodtick or woodticks

ticket
n
ticket
mazina'igaans ni a small book or document: a ticket, a license

tickle
vt
tickle
ginagijiin vta tickle h/ (at the mid-section)

ginagijiibizh vta tickle h/ (at the mid-section)

ticklish
adj
ticklish
ginagijii vai [BL] s/he is itchy, is ticklish

ginagizi vai s/he is itchy, is ticklish

tidy
vt
tidy
zagakin vta put h/ away; tidy h/

Paired with: zagakinan vti

zagakinan vti put it away; tidy it

Paired with: zagakin vta

zagakinamaw vta put (it) in order for h/; tidy (it) for h/

zagakinige vai s/he puts things away; s/he tidies things

zagakinigaade vii it is put away (by someone), "they" put it away; it is tidied (by someone), "they" tidy it

zagakinigaazo vai it (animate) is put away (by someone), "they" put it (animate) away; it (animate) is tidied (by someone), "they" tidy it (animate)

tie
vt
tie
dakobidoon vti2 tie, bind it

Paired with: dakobizh vta

dakobizh vta tie h/ up, bind h/

Paired with: dakobidoon vti2

dakobidaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/

dakobidamaw vta tie, bind (it) for h/

dakobijige vai s/he ties, binds things

dakobijigaade vii it is tied, bound (by someone)

Paired with: dakobijigaazo vai

dakobijigaazo vai
  1. s/he is tied, bound (by someone)
  2. s/he is wrapped for burial

Paired with: dakobijigaade vii

dakobide vii it is tied up, is bound

Paired with: dakobizo vai

dakobizo vai
  1. s/he is tied up, is bound
  2. s/he is in a cradle board

Paired with: dakobide vii

tie a certain way
inapidoon vti2 tie it a certain way

Paired with: inapizh vta

inapizh vta tie h/ a certain way

Paired with: inapidoon vti2

inapijige vai s/he ties things a certain way

inapide vii it is tied a certain way

Paired with: inapizo vai

inapizo vai s/he is tied a certain way

Paired with: inapide vii

tie in a bunch
okwapidoon vti2 tie it in a bunch

Paired with: okwapizh vta

okwapizh vta tie h/ in a bunch

Paired with: okwapidoon vti2

okwapide vii it is tied in a bunch

Paired with: okwapizo vai

okwapizo vai it (animate) is tied in a bunch

Paired with: okwapide vii

tie in place
onapidoon vti2 tie it in place

Paired with: onapizh vta

onapizh vta tie h/ in place, harnesss h/

Paired with: onapidoon vti2

onapijige vai s/he harnesses up; s/he ties things in place

onapide vii it is tied in place

Paired with: onapizo vai

onapizo vai s/he or it (animate) is tied in place, is harnessed

Paired with: onapide vii

tie on
zagapidoon vti2 tie on, tow, hitch it

Paired with: zagapizh vta

zagapizh vta tie on, tow, hitch h/

Paired with: zagapidoon vti2

zagapidamaw vta tie on, tow, hitch (it) for h/

zagapijige vai s/he ties on, tows, hitches things

zagapijigaade vii it is tied on, towed, hitched (by someone), "they" tie on, tow, hitch it

zagapijigaazo vai it (animate) is tied on, towed, hitched (by someone), "they" tie on, hitch, tow it (animate)

zagapide vii it is tied on, towed, hitched

Paired with: zagapizo vai

zagapizo vai it (animate) is tied on, towed, hitched

Paired with: zagapide vii

agwapidoon vti2 attach it by tying on

Paired with: agwapizh vta

agwapizh vta attach h/ by tying on, tie it on

Paired with: agwapidoon vti2

agwapijigaade vii it is attached by being tied on (by someone), "they" attach it by tying

agwapijigaazo vai s/he is attached by being tied on (by someone), "they" attach h/ by tying

agwapide vii it is attached by being tied on

Paired with: agwapizo vai

agwapizo vai s/he is attached by being tied on

Paired with: agwapide vii

tie out of the way
ikwapidoon vti2 tie it up higher, out of the way

Paired with: ikwapizh vta

ikwapizh vta tie h/ up higher, out of the way

Paired with: ikwapidoon vti2

ikwapide vii it is tied up higher, out of the way

Paired with: ikwapizo vai

ikwapizo vai s/he is tied up higher, out of the way

Paired with: ikwapide vii

tie shut
gashkapide vii it is tied shut, is tied up in a bundle

Paired with: gashkapizo vai

gashkapidoon vti2 tie it shut, tie it up in a bundle

Paired with: gashkapizh vta

gashkapizh vta tie h/ shut, tie h/ up in a bundle

Paired with: gashkapidoon vti2

gashkapizo vai s/he or it (animate) is tied shut, is tied up in a bundle

Paired with: gashkapide vii

tie tight
mashkawapidoon vti2 tie it tight

Paired with: mashkawapizh vta

mashkawapizh vta tie h/ tight

Paired with: mashkawapidoon vti2

mashkawapide vii it is tied tight

Paired with: mashkawapizo vai

mashkawapizo vai s/he is tied tight

Paired with: mashkawapide vii

tie wild rice
dakobidoo vai s/he ties wild rice

tie with a knot
gashka'oodoon vti2 tie it with a knot; lace and tie it

Paired with: gashka'oozh vta

gashka'oozh vta tie h/ or it (animate) with a knot

Paired with: gashka'oodoon vti2

gashka'oode vii it is knotted, is tangled

Paired with: gashka'oozo vai

gashka'oozo vai s/he is knotted, is tangled

Paired with: gashka'oode vii

tie with something else
dagwapidoon vti2 tie it with something else

Paired with: dagwapizh vta

dagwapizh vta tie h/ with something else

Paired with: dagwapidoon vti2

dagwapide vii it is tied with something else

Paired with: dagwapizo vai

dagwapizo vai s/he is tied with something else

Paired with: dagwapide vii

tie wrong way
napaadapidoon vti2 tie it the wrong way

Paired with: napaadapizh vta

napaadapizh vta tie, harness h/ the wrong way

Paired with: napaadapidoon vti2

wrap and tie in a bundle
gashkibidoon vti2 wrap and tie it in a bundle

Paired with: gashkibizh vta

gashkibizh vta wrap and tie h/ in a bundle

Paired with: gashkibidoon vti2

gashkibijige vai s/he wraps and ties things in bundle

gashkibijigaade vii it is wrapped and tied in a bundle (by someone)

gashkibijigaazo vai s/he is wrapped and tied in a bundle (by someone)

gashkibide vii it is wrapped and tied in a bundle

Paired with: gashkibizo vai

gashkibizo vai s/he is wrapped and tied in a bundle

Paired with: gashkibide vii

tie at a certain place
danapidoon vti2 tie it in a certain place

Paired with: danapizh vta

danapizh vta tie h/ at a certain place

Paired with: danapidoon vti2

tie loosely
geshawapidoon vti2 tie it loosely

Paired with: geshawapizh vta

geshawapizh vta tie h/ loosely

Paired with: geshawapidoon vti2

binangwapidoon vti2 tie it loosely

Paired with: binangwapizh vta

binangwapizh vta tie h/ loosely

Paired with: binangwapidoon vti2

tie for good
aapidapidoon vti2 tie it securely, tie it for good

Paired with: aapidapizh vta

aapidapizh vta tie h/ securely, tie h/ for good

Paired with: aapidapidoon vti2

aapidapide vii it is tied securely, tied for good

Paired with: aapidapizo vai

aapidapizo vai s/he or it (animate) is tied securely, tied for good

Paired with: aapidapide vii

tie to something stick-like
gitaakwapidoon vti2 tie it to something (e.g., a post)

Paired with: gitaakwapizh vta

gitaakwapizh vta tie h/ to something (e.g., a post)

Paired with: gitaakwapidoon vti2

wrap up and tie
gashkiigapide vii it is wrapped up and tied

Paired with: gashkiigapizo vai

gashkiigapidoon vti2 wrap it up and tie it

Paired with: gashkiigapizh vta

gashkiigapizh vta wrap it (animate) up and tie it

Paired with: gashkiigapidoon vti2

gashkiigapizo vai s/he or it (animate) is wrapped up and tied

Paired with: gashkiigapide vii

TIE SO MANY
tie a certain number
dasoopidoon vti2 tie a certain number of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: dasoopizh vta

dasoopizh vta tie, hitch a certain number of them (animate) together

Paired with: dasoopidoon vti2

dasoopidewan vii a certain number of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: dasoopizowag vai

dasoopizowag vai a certain number of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: dasoopidewan vii

tie one
bezhigoopidoon vti2 tie one of it

Paired with: bezhigoopizh vta

bezhigoopizh vta tie, hitch one (animate)

Paired with: bezhigoopidoon vti2

bezhigoopide vii one (inanimate) is tied

Paired with: bezhigoopizo vai

bezhigoopizo vai one (animate) is tied, is hitched

Paired with: bezhigoopide vii

tie two
niizhoopidoon vti2 tie two of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: niizhoopizh vta

niizhoopizh vta tie, hitch two of them (animate) together

Paired with: niizhoopidoon vti2

niizhoopidewan vii two of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: niizhoopizowag vai

niizhoopizowag vai two of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: niizhoopidewan vii

tie three
nisoopidoon vti2 tie three of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: nisoopizh vta

nisoopizh vta tie, hitch three of them (animate) together

nisoopidewan vii three of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: nisoopizowag vai

nisoopizowag vai three of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: nisoopidewan vii

tie four
niiyoopidoon vti2 tie four of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: niiyoopizh vta

niiyoopizh vta tie, hitch four of them (animate) together

niiyoopidewan vii four of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: niiyoopizowag vai

niiyoopizowag vai four of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: niiyoopidewan vii

tie five
naanoopidoon vti2 tie five of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: naanoopizh vta

naanoopizh vta tie, hitch five of them (animate) together

naanoopidewan vii five of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: naanoopizowag vai

naanoopizowag vai five of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: naanoopidewan vii

tie six
ningodwaasoopidoon vti2 tie six of them (inanimate) together

ningodwaasoopidewan vii six of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: ningodwaasoopizowag vai See also: ingodwaasoopidewan vii

ningodwaasoopizowag vai six of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: ningodwaasoopidewan vii

tie seven
niizhwaasoopidoon vti2 tie seven of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: niizhwaasoopizh vta

niizhwaasoopizh vta tie, hitch seven of them (animate) together

niizhwaasoopidewan vii seven of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: niizhwaasoopizowag vai

niizhwaasoopizowag vai seven of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: niizhwaasoopidewan vii

tie eight
nishwaasoopidoon vti2 tie eight of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: nishwaasoopizh vta

nishwaasoopizh vta tie, hitch eight of them (animate) together

nishwaasoopidewan vii eight of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: nishwaasoopizowag vai

nishwaasoopizowag vai eight of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: nishwaasoopidewan vii

tie nine
zhaangasoopidoon vti2 tie nine of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: zhaangasoopizh vta

zhaangasoopizh vta tie, hitch nine of them (animate) together

Paired with: zhaangasoopidoon vti2

zhaangasoopidewan vii nine of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: zhaangasoopizowag vai

zhaangasoopizowag vai nine of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: zhaangasoopidewan vii

tie ten
midaasoopidoon vti2 tie ten of them (inanimate) together

Paired with: midaasoopizh vta

midaasoopizh vta tie, hitch ten of them (animate) together

Paired with: midaasoopidoon vti2

midaasoopidewan vii ten of them (inanimate) are tied together

Paired with: midaasoopizowag vai

midaasoopizowag vai ten of them (animate) are tied together, are hitched together

Paired with: midaasoopidewan vii

tie
n
necktie
naabikawaagan na something worn around the neck: a necklace, a necktie, a neck scarf ; a necktie

tied wild rice
n
tied wild rice
dakobijigan ni tied wild rice

tight
adj
tie tight
mashkawapidoon vti2 tie it tight

Paired with: mashkawapizh vta

mashkawapizh vta tie h/ tight

Paired with: mashkawapidoon vti2

mashkawapide vii it is tied tight

Paired with: mashkawapizo vai

mashkawapizo vai s/he is tied tight

Paired with: mashkawapide vii

wedged in tightly (stick-like)
ziindaakoshin vai s/he is wedged in tightly (as something stick- or wood-like)

ziindaakosin vii it is wedged in tightly (as something stick- or wood-like)

tight place
n
crawl in a tight place
zhegoode vai s/he crawls in a tight place

lie in a tight place
zhegoshin vai s/he or it (animate) lies in a tight place

See also: zhegosin vii

zhegosin vii it lies in a tight place

See also: zhegoshin vai

put in a tight place
zhegoshim vta put h/ in a tight place

Paired with: zhegosidoon vti2

zhegosidoon vti2 put it in a tight place

Paired with: zhegoshim vta

ziinjisidoon vti2 put it in a tight place; wedge it in a tight place

Paired with: ziinjishim vta

stick in a tight place
zhegon vta stick h/ in a tight place, insert h/

Paired with: zhegonan vti

zhegonan vti

Paired with: zhegon vta

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

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