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wind
n
wind
noodin vii it is windy; there is a wind; the wind blows

gichi-noodin vii it is very windy, is stormy

certain speed wind
apiitaanimad vii it (wind) has a certain speed, has a certain strength

cold wind
dakaanimad vii it is a cold wind

cooled by the wind
dakaashi vai s/he is cooled by the wind

Paired with: dakaasin vii

dakaasin vii it is cooled by the wind

Paired with: dakaashi vai

creak in the wind
giziibweweyaashi vai s/he creaks in the wind

Paired with: giziibweweyaasin vii

giziibweweyaasin vii it creaks in the wind

Paired with: giziibweweyaashi vai

east wind
waabani-noodin ni east wind

fast wind
gizhiiyaanimad vii the wind blows fast

favorable wind
minwaanimad vii there is a good breeze

hear wind
madweyaanimad vii it is audible wind, "you" can hear the wind

heard in wind
madweyaasin vii it is heard blowing in the wind

Paired with: madweyaashi vai

madweyaashi vai it (animate) is heard blowing in the wind; s/he or it (animate) is heard soaring, sailing

Paired with: madweyaasin vii

hot wind
gizhaanimad vii it is a hot wind

lifted by wind
ombaasin vii it is lifted by the wind; is blown, sails, soars upwards

Paired with: ombaashi vai

ombaashi vai s/he or it (animate) is blown up in the air, is lifted by the wind; flies, sails, or soars upwards

Paired with: ombaasin vii

north wind
giiwedin ni north; the north wind

south wind
zhaawani-noodin na south wind

zhaawani-noodin vii there is a south wind

threatening wind
zegaanimad vii it is a fierce wind, a threatening wind

west wind
ningaabii'an ni west

wind blows a certain way
inaanimad vii the wind blows a certain way

wind blows continuously
aabidaanimad vii the wind doesn't let up, blows continuously

wind blows through
zhaabwaanimad vii wind blows through something

wind comes
biidaanimad vii the wind comes, blows this way

wind comes in hard
bagamaanimad vii there is a gust of wind

wind comes from a certain direction
ondin vii the wind comes from a certain direction

wind dies down
aabaakawaanimad vii the wind dies down

wind doesn't let up
aabidaanimad vii the wind doesn't let up, blows continuously

wind lets up
boonaanimad vii the wind lets up, dies down

wind picks up
maadaanimad vii the wind starts to blow; the wind picks up

wind shifts
gwekaanimad vii the wind shifts, changes direction

wind stops
gibitaanimad vii the wind stops, dies down

wind heard coming
biidweweyaanimad vii the wind is heard coming

wind heard coming from a certain direction
ondweweyaanimad vii the wind is heard coming from a certain direction

wind heard going a certain direction
inweweyaanimad vii the wind is heard blowing a certain way

wind heard going along
bimweweyaanimad vii the wind is heard blowing, heard going along

wind heard going away
animweweyaanimad vii the wind is heard blowing away (in the other direction)

windigo
n
windigo
wiindigoo na windigo: a winter cannibal monster

wiindigoowi vai s/he is a windigo

winding
adj
winding road or trail
wawaawashkamon vii it is a winding road or trail

windless
adj
windless
awibaa vii it is calm, is windless

window
n
window
waasechigan ni a window, glass (in or for a window)

look through a window
dapaabam vta look through a window at h/; peek (through an opening) at h/, look through an opening at h/

Paired with: dapaabandan vti

dapaabi vai s/he peeks (through an opening), looks through an opening

window glass
n
window glass
waasechiganaabik ni window glass, a windowpane

window pane
n
windowpane
waasechiganaabik ni window glass, a windowpane

window shade
n
window shade
gibiiga'iganiigin ni a window shade

windy
adj
windy
noodin vii it is windy; there is a wind; the wind blows

very windy
gichi-noodin vii it is very windy, is stormy

wine
n
wine
mazhoominaaboo ni [RL] wine

See also: zhoominaaboo ni

zhoominaaboo ni wine

See also: mazhoominaaboo ni [RL] ; zhoominaabo ni [BL]

zhoominaabo ni [BL] wine

See also: zhoominaaboo ni

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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