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You can search the dictionaries in two ways. Enter an English term and then search for it in Anishnaabemowin, Cayuga or both languages (select "Any"). Or, select a letter to see the Anishinaabemowin and/or Cayuga terms beginning with that letter. "{" indicates a dependent noun - one that cannot appear without a pronoun.
disposable diapers
garbage man
she is a good singer, she has a good voice
her pubic hair (based on word in Hewitt ms.)
wild roses
she is jealous
quail, partridge
horse (old word)
she is an older woman
she is a director, principle, head, etc.
woman's genitals
soft maple
winter kind
winter coat
winter boots
winter hat
winter time
(she is a) chatterbox
someone's affairs
she is crippled
she is a librarian
it used to be her chair
their (f/m) or her in-laws
they (z) are friends
they (f/m) are faithkeepers
they (f/m) are social workers
her arm (a doll's)
someone's assistant
ambassadors, commissioners, etc.
they (f/m) are ministers
she is gentle, nice, humble
she is stingy
she is guilty
their relatives (literally, their people)
she has a wig on
on her wig
they are private people
she is fair haired, she has light hair
she has grey hair
anything that belongs in a house
she does not dance very well
fontanelle (literally, she has a hole in her head)
bride to be (literally, she is getting married)
smart weed
Finish Planting Ceremony
prosperity (someone is) prospering
she has high standards
(she is a) witch
she is a witch
she has a cold
she is a good worker, tireless, active, industrious,etc.
on my knee
it is fairly big
their leader
it is complimentary, flattering
she is a wimp, timid
smart weed
Her Voice Suspended or Scattered (Onondaga Chief Title)
poison ivy, any plant that causes a skin infection
she is pregnant, has a baby in her
clan mother
human survivors
gravity (literally, it keeps one down, holds one in place)
transportation, bus, elevator (literally, people mover)
bus driver
elevator, bus (literally, people mover)
amulet (lit. her amulet)
Parkinson's disease, she has Parkinson’s
alarm clock (lit. something used to wake someone up)
alarm clock
clock radio
it was her car
her car
on my heel
on the sole of my foot
on the ball of my foot
many trees
living tree
on the tree
variety of trees
where I reside, dwell (lit.: where I'm the boss)
royalty, king, the King
Crown Corporation
Crown Counsel
Crown Corporation
Privy Council
grandchild (term of address said by any old person to a young
grandchild (term of address said by any old person to young children)
Cabinets (governmental)
Senate (literally, he's put it around their neck)
England (literally, where the Queen is)
Bostonians
United States
United States citizen
screech owl
flying squirrel
Rabbit Dance
jackrabbit
rabbit
night hawk