izhinikaazo

Ojibwe

Etymology

iN- (“thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner”) + -nikaazo (“named”). Cognate with Algonquin ijinikàzo

Verb

izhinikaazo (changed conjunct form ezhinikaazod, reduplicated form ayizhinikaazo)

be named a certain way, have a certain name, be called by such a name
"Bangii" izhinikaazo awe indinawemaagan.
My relative's name is Bangii, "a little bit".

Conjugation

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Conjugation of izhinikaazo

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindizhinikaaz	nindizhinikaazosii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidizhinikaaz	gidizhinikaazosii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	izhinikaazo	izhinikaazosii(n)
Obviative (3')	izhinikaazowan	izhinikaazosiiwan
Indefinite (X)	izhinikaazom	izhinikaazosiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindizhinikaazomin	nindizhinikaazosiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidizhinikaazomin	gidizhinikaazosiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidizhinikaazom	gidizhinikaazosiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	izhinikaazowag	izhinikaazosiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	izhinikaazoyaan	izhinikaazosiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	izhinikaazoyan/yin	izhinikaazosiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	izhinikaazod	izhinikaazosig
Obviative (3')	izhinikaazonid	izhinikaazosinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	izhinikaazong	izhinikaazosing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	izhinikaazoyaang	izhinikaazosiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	izhinikaazoyang/ying	izhinikaazosiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	izhinikaazoyeg	izhinikaazosiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	izhinikaazowaad	izhinikaazosiwaad

Note: In animate intransitive verbs (vai) that end in a short vowel, the final vowel is deleted in the first-person (1s) and second-person singular (2s) independent positive forms.

Derived terms

izhinikaazowin (“personal or family name”)

Related terms

izhinikaade (“be named/called a certain way, inanimate subject”)

References

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