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train
n
train
ishkodewidaabaan ni [RL] a train

See also: ishkodewidaabaan na

ishkodewidaabaan na a train

See also: ishkodewidaabaan ni [RL]

train track
n
train track
biiwaabiko-miikana ni a train track

ishkodewidaabaanikana ni a train track

tranquilly
adv
remain tranquilly in place
goshkwaawaadabi vai s/he stays somewhere quietly ; s/he sits quietly, sits still

transform
vt
transform
aanzinaago' vta change h/ appearance, transform h/

Paired with: aanzinaagotoon vti2

aanzinaagotoon vti2 change its appearance, transform it

Paired with: aanzinaago' vta

aanzinaago'idizo vai s/he changes h/ (own) appearance, transforms h/ self

izhinaago'idizo vai s/he transforms h/ self in appearance

translate
vt
translate
aanikanootan vti translate, interpret it

Paired with: aanikanootaw vta

aanikanootaw vta translate, interpret (for) h/

Paired with: aanikanootan vti

aanikanootaage vai s/he translates, interprets (for) people

aanikanootamaw vta translate (it) for h/

aanikanootaadizo vai s/he translates for h/ self

aanikanootaadiwag vai they translate for each other

translator
n
translator
aanikanootaagewinini na a speaker (for others), a translator, an interpreter (male)

aanikanootaagewikwe na a translator, an interpreter (female)

transplant
vt
transplant
naabakiin vta transplant h/

Paired with: naabakiinan vti

naabakiinan vti transplant it

Paired with: naabakiin vta

trap
vt
trap
dasoozh vta trap h/

wanii'amaw vta trap (for) h/

wanii'ige vai s/he traps

trap beaver
noodamikwe vai s/he hunts beaver, traps beaver

trap
n
trap
dasoonaagan ni a deadfall trap; a trap

wanii'igan ni a trap

bear trap
makwanii'igan ni a bear trap

See also: mako-wanii'igan ni

mako-wanii'igan ni a bear trap

See also: makwanii'igan ni

beaver trap
amikwanii'igan ni a beaver trap

check traps
naadasoonaagane vai s/he checks h/ traps, goes to get h/ traps

deadfall trap
dasoonaagan ni a deadfall trap; a trap

mitigwanii'igan ni a deadfall trap

fish trap
biindasaagan na a raft; a winter net setting board

biinjiboonaagan na a fish trap

go after traps
naajiwanii'ige vai s/he goes to get the traps, goes to check the traps

go get traps
naadasoonaagane vai s/he checks h/ traps, goes to get h/ traps

mink trap
zhaangweshiwanii'igan ni a mink trap

remove from trap
giitaabikin vta remove h/ from a trap

steal a trap
gimoojiwanii'igane vai s/he steals a trap or traps

steal from a trap
gimooji-wanii'ige vai s/he steals something from a trap or traps

gimoojiwanii'igaw vta steal from h/ trap

trap trigger
odenaniw ni [BL] trap trigger

niisinigan ni trap trigger

trapped
adj
trapped
dasoozo vai s/he is trapped, pinned down

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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