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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.
test
work fast
breathe fast, pant
bet one another, gamble with one another, play cards with one another
compete [in a contest], gamble, play a [competitve] game
doily
storage shed, tool shed
cabinet, cupboard, dresser
Holy smokes!, oops
gar (a kind of fish)
draw on sth. (an.) (of pipes, cigarettes)
place something for smb., put something down for smb.
be Hallowe'en
bet smb., compete against smb., gamble with smb.
be [in a certain place]
get caught around a rolling object
get caught around a rolling object
roll sth. (an.) up
roll sth. up
wheel [of a vehicle]
sew along the edge of sth., hem sth.
sew along the edge of sth. (an.), hem sth. (an.)
ring [for the finger]
ring [for the finger]
roll sth. (of twine)
colour sth., dye sth., paint sth.
dye, paint
dye one's hair, dye things
colour sth. (an.), dye sth. (an.), paint sth. (an.)
vat
place sth. in a certain place, put sth. down, put sth. in
holy, holy cow, holy jeez, holy moly, jeez, for goodness sakes
bell
have an ear infection
playing card
shelf (for storage)
Theresa
Thomas
tomato
truck
truckload
test
Entangled (Onondaga Chief Title)
Tonawanda (literally, rapids are there)
He Looks Around (Onondaga Chief Title)
He Is of Wide Body (Onondaga Chief Title)
Deseronto (lit.: firewood side-by-side there)
Deseronto (literally, firewood side-by-side there)
it has no wings
all kinds of languages, multilingualism
he is unconcerned, indifferent
you are quiet
you are quiet
(it is) fuzzy, out of focus, opaque, unclear
voiceless syllable
yesterday
muskrat
he is not right in the mind
ground hog, woodchuck, gopher
Dragging Horns (Mohawk Chief Title)
they (m) are travellers, shape-shifters
the Advisory Council (literally, they give ideas, suggestions)
iron wood (tree), red oak
acorn
it is not thick
no, it is not strong
you feel sick
(it is) bad, false, wrong
it is not mine; I do not have
she is barren
he has no hair; he is bald
it is not long
a compelling must
the east (where the sun rises)
it is right, correct
my older siblings
York, Ontario, Jarvis, Ont.
Niagara Falls (literally, a waterfall falls there)
fire hydrant, fountain
shower curtain
monument
Caledonia (literally, there the town lies)
Philadelphia, PA (literally, big town lying there)
Brantford (literally, where the town sits up on something)
Niagara-On-The-Lake
Ancaster, Ont. (literally, pot attached to something)
Hagersville (literally, a hickory log is across)
a house is over there
Toronto (literally, log in the water)
Ottawa (literally, leading place)
head office
from the right (correct) direction
warbler
Channel catfish
I call them, I am a bingo caller
stray (animal)
all over the place, here and there
false teeth
craft shops
false teeth