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turn
[change]
vi
turn rancid
zaateshin vai it (animate) turns rancid

Paired with: zaatesin vii

zaatesin vii it turns rancid

Paired with: zaateshin vai

turn rusty
agwaagwaabikishin vai s/he turns rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikisin vii

agwaagwaabikisin vii it turns rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikishin vai

turn
[change position]
vi
turn
gwekitaa vai s/he turns (h/ body); s/he changes h/ way of doing something or h/ belief

turn driving
gwekibizo vai s/he turns driving

Paired with: gwekibide vii

gwekibide vii it turns, changes direction driving

Paired with: gwekibizo vai

turn face down
animikose vai s/he turns face down, flies face down

Paired with: animikose vii

animikose vii it turns face down, flies face down

Paired with: animikose vai

turn face up
aazhigijise vai s/he turns face up, falls face up

Paired with: aazhigijise vii

aazhigijise vii it turns face up, falls face up

Paired with: aazhigijise vai

turn inside out
aaboozikaa vai s/he turns inside out

Paired with: aaboozikaa vii

aaboozikaa vii it turns inside out

Paired with: aaboozikaa vai

turn lying
gwekishin vai s/he turns lying in place

Paired with: gwekisin vii

gwekisin vii it turns lying in place

Paired with: gwekishin vai

turn quickly
gwekibagizo vai s/he turns suddenly or without warning

gwekise vai s/he turns suddenly or without warning

Paired with: gwekise vii

gwekiwebinan vti flip it over; turn it quickly

Paired with: gwekiwebin vta

turn running
gwekibatoo vai s/he turns running

turn sitting
gwekabi vai s/he turns around while sitting

gwekabiitaw vta turn toward h/ while seated

turn standing
gwekigaabawi vai s/he turns while standing

turn
[change direction]
vi
turn and go back
washkigiiwe vai s/he turns and goes back

turn and run
washkibatoo vai s/he turns and runs

turn in place
washkibagizo vai s/he quickly turns

turn
[around a central point]
vt
turn
biimiskon vta turn, twist h/ (by hand); twist, turn h/ (around a central point)

Paired with: biimiskonan vti

biimiskonan vti turn, twist it (around a central point)

Paired with: biimiskon vta

biimaskonan vti twist, turn it (around a central point)

Paired with: biimaskon vta

biimaskon vta twist, turn h/ (around a central point)

Paired with: biimaskonan vti

turn down
phrv
turn down fire or light
naazhenan vti turn it (fire, light) down

turn on
phrv
turn on a light
waazakonebidoon vti2 turn it on for a light

turn out
phrv
turn out
aatebidoon vti2 turn it out (to extinguish it)

Paired with: aatebizh vta

turn out that
phr
turn out that
ingwana pc disc it turns out that...; it was just so; so it was that

nangwana pc disc it turns out that...; it happens to be that...; in fact...

turn up
phrv
turn up fire or light
ikwaanzhenan vti turn it (fire, light) up

ikwaanzhenige vai s/he turns the lights or flame up

turtle
n
painted turtle
miskwaadesi na a painted turtle

[
painted turtle, mud turtle
; 
Chrysemys picta
]

snapping turtle
mikinaak na a snapping turtle

mishiikenh na a snapping turtle

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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