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wabaa vii it is a narrows

wabaashiiwan vii there is a narrows

wabigamaa vii there is a channel between lakes; there is a narrows

See also: obigamaa vii

wadab na a spruce root

wadabii-makak ni a spruce root basket

wadikwan ni a branch

(verb of being) wadikwaniwi vai it (animate) has branches (verb of being) wadikwaniwan vii it has branches
wadikwaniwan vii it has branches

Paired with: wadikwaniwi vai

wadikwaniwi vai it (animate) has branches

Paired with: wadikwaniwan vii

wadikwaniiwegad vii it (sheet-like) has marks of branches

wadiswan ni [S] a nest

See also: wazison ni [BL] ; waziswan ni [N]

wadow na a blood clot

wadoop na [MN] an alder

[
speckled alder
; 
Alnus rugosa
]

See also: adoop ni [BL]

wagidajiw adv loc on top of a mountain

See also: agidajiw adv loc [ML] ; ogidajiw adv loc

wagidakamig adv loc on top of the ground

See also: agidakamig adv loc ; ogidakamig adv loc

wagidaagonag adv loc on top of the snow

wagidaaki adv loc on top of a hill

See also: ogidaaki adv loc

wagijaya'ii adv loc on top, on top of

See also: ogijaya'ii adv loc [N]

wagijayi'ii adv loc on top, on top of

wagiji- pv lex on top, on top of

wagijidaabaan adv loc on top of a vehicle (car, truck, wagon)

See also: ogijidaabaan adv loc

wa'a pron dem this (animate singular)

See also: wa'aw pron dem

wa'aw pron dem this (animate singular)

See also: wa'a pron dem ; wa'awe pron dem [N]

wa'awe pron dem [N] this (animate singular)

See also: wa'aw pron dem

wa'awedi pron dem this over here (animate singular)

wajepii vai s/he is quick, is agile

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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