ozhige

Ojibwe

Etymology

oN- (arrange, form) + -ig- (dwelling) + -e (incorporating final)

Verb

ozhige (changed conjunct form wezhiged)

1. build a dwelling
2. make camp

   Ishkwe-minis iwidi giga-ozhigemin, giga-izhi-gabeshimin.

   We'll make camp over there at the end of the island, we'll camp there.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ozhige

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindoozhige	nindoozhigesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidoozhige	gidoozhigesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	ozhige	ozhigesii(n)
Obviative (3')	ozhigewan	ozhigesiiwan
Indefinite (X)	ozhigem	ozhigesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindoozhigemin	nindoozhigesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidoozhigemin	gidoozhigesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidoozhigem	gidoozhigesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	ozhigewag	ozhigesiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	ozhigeyaan	ozhigesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	ozhigeyan/yin	ozhigesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	ozhiged	ozhigesig
Obviative (3')	ozhigenid	ozhigesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	ozhigeng	ozhigesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	ozhigeyaang	ozhigesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	ozhigeyang/ying	ozhigesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	ozhigeyeg	ozhigesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	ozhigewaad	ozhigesiwaad

Related terms

• ozhigaage
• ozhigaw
• ozhitoon

See also

• gabeshi

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/ozhige-vai