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tobacco bag
n
tobacco bag
gashkibidaagan na a bag with closeable top: a tobacco bag, a pipe bag, a satchel; [ML] a bandolier bag

gashkibidaagan ni a bag that can be pulled closed: a pouch, a tobacco bag, a pipe bag, a bundle, a satchel

See also: gashkibidaagan na

tobacco pouch
n
tobacco pouch
asemaa-mashkimodens ni [diminutive]: a tobacco pouch

asemaawazh ni [BL] [diminutive]: a tobacco pouch; a tobacco bag

tobacco store
n
tobacco store
asemaa-adaawewigamig ni a tobacco store

tobacco tray
n
tobacco tray
asemaawinaagan ni a tobacco tray

toboggan
n
toboggan
nabagidaabaan na a toboggan: a long sled without runners

zhooshkodaabaan na a toboggan: a long sled without runners

today
adv
today
noongom adv tmp now, today, nowadays

toe
n
toe
niibinaakwaanizidaan ni a toe

niisiigizidaan ni [BL] a toe

stub toe
bitaakozideshin vai s/he bumps h/ foot on something, stubs h/ toe

bizozideshin vai s/he stubs h/ toe, trips

tip of toe
wanakozid ni tip of a toe or foot

toenail
n
toenail
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

together
adv
together
maamawi adv man together

maamawoo- pv lex together

add
asigagindaaso vai s/he adds, totals

asigagim vta add h/ together (e.g., money)

Paired with: asigagindan vti

asigagindan vti add it together

Paired with: asigagim vta

bring together
maawandoonan vti bring them (inanimate) together

come together
maawanji'idiwag vai they come together, meet with each other, have a meeting

asigi'idiwag vai they come together, assemble

get people together
maawanji'iwe vai s/he gets people together

meet together
maawanji'idiwag vai they come together, meet with each other, have a meeting

put together
asigisidoon vti2 assemble it, put it together

Paired with: asigishim vta

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

sew together
maawandoogwaaso vai s/he sews things together, does patchwork (as in making a quilt)

maawandoogwaadan vti sew it together (e.g., pieces for a quilt)

Paired with: maawandoogwaazh vta

maawandoogwaazh vta sew h/ together

Paired with: maawandoogwaadan vti

sit together
maawandoobiwag vai they sit together

toilet
n
toilet
miiziiwigamig ni a toilet, a bathroom, an outhouse, a privy

See also: zaaga'amoowigamig ni

zaaga'amoowigamig ni a toilet, a bathroom, an outhouse, a privy

See also: miiziiwigamig ni

miiziiwinaagan ni something to defecate in: a toilet fixture, a potty, a bed pan

go to the toilet
zaaga'am vai2
  1. s/he goes out, exits
  2. s/he goes to the toilet

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

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