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what
pron
what
wegonen pron inter what

See also: awegonen pron inter

wegonesh pron inter and what; what

awegonen pron inter what

See also: wegonen pron inter

awegonesh pron inter what

See also: wegonesh pron inter

don't know what
awegodogwen pron dub I don't know what, I wonder what

See also: wegodogwen pron dub

wegodogwen pron dub I don't know what, I wonder what

See also: awegodogwen pron dub

don't remember what
ayi'ii pron psl I don't remember what; a thing

See also: aya'aa pron psl ; aya'ii pron psl

wonder what
wegodogwen pron dub I don't know what, I wonder what

See also: awegodogwen pron dub

awegodogwen pron dub I don't know what, I wonder what

See also: wegodogwen pron dub

what way
adv
in what way
aaniin adv inter how?; in what way?; why?

aaniish adv inter how?; in what way? [interrogative]; well now; why?; you see

wheel
n
wheel
detibised na-v wheel

wheeze
vi
wheeze
gaaskanaamo vai s/he wheezes

giziibwewenaamo vai s/he squeaks when breathing, wheezes

when
adv
when
aanapii adv tmp when?

aanapiish adv tmp when?

aaniin apii adv inter when?

aaniin iwapii adv inter when?

apii adv tmp at the time; then; when

don't know when
amanj apii adv dub I don't know how, I wonder how; I don't know when, I wonder when

See also: namanj apii adv dub

namanj apii adv dub I don't know when, I wonder when

See also: amanj apii adv dub

wonder when
amanj apii adv dub I don't know how, I wonder how; I don't know when, I wonder when

See also: namanj apii adv dub

whenever
adv
whenever
amanj igo apii adv dub anytime; whenever

where
adv
where
aandi adv inter where?

See also: aandi go adv loc ; aaniindi adv inter

aaniindi adv inter where?

See also: aandi adv inter

don't know where
dibi adv dub I don't know where, I wonder where

wonder where
dibi adv dub I don't know where, I wonder where

wherever
adv
wherever
aandi go adv loc anywhere; wherever

aaniindi go adv loc anywhere; wherever

whetstone
whetstone
zhiigwanaabikoons na a whetstone

while
[length of time]
n
a little while
ajina adv tmp a little while

gichi-ajina adv tmp in a very short while, in a very little while

after a while
baanimaa adv tmp later, after a while, eventually

See also: baamaa adv tmp

baanimaa apii adv tmp later, after a while, eventually

See also: baamaapii adv tmp

baamaapii adv tmp later, after a while, eventually

See also: baanimaa apii adv tmp

bijiinag adv tmp after a while, eventually, finally; just now; recently

every once in a while
aayaapiichinaag adv tmp [BL] every once in a while, every now and then; now and then; here and there

ayaapii adv tmp every once in a while, every now and then

ayaapiichinaag adv tmp every once in a while, every now and then; now and then

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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