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idan vti say so to it; speak to it or of it in a certain way

Paired with: izhi vta

idash adv conj but; and, and then, then

See also: dash adv conj

idiwag vai they say to each other; they speak to each other in a certain way

idizo vai s/he tells of h/ self

igaye adv conj and; as for, also, too, and

igiw pron dem [N] those (animate plural)

See also: igiweg pron dem [N] ; ingiw pron dem [LL] [ML]

igiwe pron dem [N] those (animate plural)

See also: igiw pron dem [N] ; igiweg pron dem [N] ; ingiw pron dem [LL] [ML]

igiwedi pron dem [BL] those over there (animate plural)

See also: igiwedig pron dem [N]

igiwedig pron dem [N] those over there (animate plural)

igiweg pron dem [N] those (animate plural)

See also: igiw pron dem [N] ; ingiw pron dem [LL] [ML]

igo pc emph [emphatic word]

i'imaa adv loc there

i'iw pron dem that (inanimate singular)

See also: i'iwe pron dem

i'iwe pron dem that (inanimate singular)

See also: i'iw pron dem

i'iwedi pron dem that over there (inanimate singular)

See also: iwedi pron dem

i'iwidi adv loc over there

See also: iwidi adv loc

ikido vai s/he says, speaks so

ikidoomagad vii it says something a certain way (derived noun) ikidowin ni a word; speaking; a speech
ikidowin ni a speech; a word; speaking

ikidoomagad vii it says something a certain way

Paired with: ikido vai

iko pc asp used to; formerly, previously, some time ago; it was the custom to...

See also: ako pc asp ; ko pc asp

ikobidoon vti2 pull it out of the way, pull it up

Paired with: ikobizh vta

(verb of undergoing) ikobijigaade vii it is pulled up out of the way, "they" pull it up out of the way
ikobijigaade vii it is pulled up out of the way, "they" pull it up out of the way

ikobizh vta pull h/ out of the way, pull h/ up

Paired with: ikobidoon vti2

ikodaabaadan vti drag it out of the way

Paired with: ikodaabaazh vta

ikodaabaazh vta drag h/ out of the way

Paired with: ikodaabaadan 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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