nooji’
Ojibwe
Etymology
nood- (“pursue, hunt”) + -ʼ (“cause to be or to act”)
Verb
nooji’ (changed conjunct form nwaajiʼaad)
- seek, go after
- hunt
- Niibaa-dibik ingii-nooji’aag gichi-mooseg gii-mindookak.
- I hunted for night crawlers late at night when there was dew.
Derived terms
- noojiʼiwe (“seek, go after, hunt people”)
Related terms
- nooji’adikwe (“hunt caribou”)
- noojinikawe (“hunt goose”)
- noojitoon (“seek, go after, hunt, inanimate object”)
See also
- giiwose (“hunt, intransitive”)
- nandone’ (“look for, seek, animate object”)
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/nooji-vta