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tap
[device through which liquid flows]
n
tap
nibi wenjijiwang ni-v a faucet, a tap

nibi gaa-onjijiwang ni-v [BL] a faucet, a tap

tap for maple sap
negwaakwaan ni a tap, a spile, a spigot (for getting sap from a tree)

See also: mitigo-negwaakwaan ni

negwaakwaanike vai s/he makes taps for sugaring

tap
[draw liquid from]
vt
tap
ozhiga' vta
  1. hew h/ to shape
  2. tap h/ (a tree, to get sap)

Paired with: ozhiga'an vti

ozhiga'an vti
  1. hew it to shape
  2. tap it

Paired with: ozhiga' vta

ozhiga'ige vai s/he taps trees

tapped tree
ozhiga'igan na a tapped tree

tape
n
adhesive tape
agokiwasiganeyaab ni [BL] adhesive tape

agokiwasigan ni something that makes things stick: glue, paste, adhesive tape

tape measure
n
tape measure
dibaabiiginigan ni a tape measure

See also: dibaabiiginiganeyaab ni

tape recorder
n
tape recorder
naabinootaage-makak ni an audio recorder: a digital or tape recorder

See also: naabinootaage-makakoons ni

naabinootaage-makakoons ni an audio recorder: a digital or tape recorder

aazhawewesijigan ni an audio recorder: a digital or tape recorder

tar
n
tar
bigiw ni pitch, tar

makade-bigiw na tar, asphalt

apply tar
bigiike vai s/he applies pitch, tar, or putty

bigiikaadan vti apply pitch, tar or putty to it

target
n
hit the target
mizhodam vai2 s/he hits the target; s/he wins

practice target
waawiyebii'igan ni
  1. a circle
  2. a compass (drawing instrument)
  3. a circular target for practice shooting

tarpaulin
n
tarpaulin
badagwana'igan ni a cover, a tarpaulin

taste
vt
taste a sample
daangam vta taste a sample of h/

Paired with: daangandan vti

daangandan vti taste a sample of it

Paired with: daangam vta

taste
n
have certain taste
ipogozi vai it (animate) has a certain taste, tastes a certain way

Paired with: ipogwad vii

ipogwad vii it has a certain taste, tastes a certain way

Paired with: ipogozi vai

good taste
minopidan vti find it tastes good, like the taste of it

Paired with: minopozh vta

minopozh vta find a good taste in h/

like the taste
minopidan vti find it tastes good, like the taste of it

Paired with: minopozh vta

minopozh vta find a good taste in h/

minopijige vai s/he likes the taste of something

take a taste
godam vta sample, taste h/; take a taste of h/

Paired with: godandan vti

godandan vti sample, taste it; take a taste of it

Paired with: godam vta

gojipidan vti sample, taste it; take a taste of it

Paired with: gojip vta

gojip vta sample, taste h/; take a taste of h/

Paired with: gojipidan vti

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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