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oak, black		anaskemezi-ak
oak, red		anaskemezi-ak
oak, white		wachilmezi-ak
oar, an		8dolibi8gan
oat, an		haseswimen-al
oats		tlots-al
oblique form		8zwi
obliquely		pimskwiwi
observe		debask-
observe*		nami-
obstructing		adel-
obtain		meze-
ocean		sobagw
October		Penibagos
odd		m8lh-, m8shag-
of a certain size		asp-
of bone		wskaniia
of grass		mskikowiia
of high quality		odow-
of little importance		awak8d-, awak8j-
off course		8zow-
off the ground		apetaw-
offering, an		bagiminigan-al
offering, an*		bagitnigaw8gan-al
offering, sacrifice		bagitniga
often		s8waiwi, z8waiwi
often*		wawi-
often**		wawiwi
often***		wijaw8jiwi
often****		z8wa-, s8wa-
often*****		wigaw8jiwi
oil		bemi
old		gich-, kch-, git-, kt-
old kettle		madal8kw
old man, an		mhlosesis
old woman		winasosis
old*		neg8ni
old**		neg8n-
old***		kchi
older brother		idokan
Oliver		Olidal
on		das-
on back		8dol-
on both sides		aidawi-
on high		spem-
on one side		-izigan
on the ground		saga-
on the ground*		zik-
on the left side		p8j-, b8j-
on the other hand		8zoka
on the other side		awas-
on the right side or direction		alnaka-
on the side		bema-, bemiji-
on top of		das-
on top of*		oskid-, wskid-, oskij-
on*		oskid-, wskid-, oskij-
on*		wskijiwi
once		zalak-, salak-
once upon a time		zalak-, salak-
once upon a time		agwa
one cent		sans
one dollar		pazego m8ni
one grows		m8jagimek
one in a series		negwed-, ngwed-, negwej-, negwed-
one who complains of having too little		mdawawinno
one who fishes with a hook		nod8mad
one who gives good advice		Anawawit
one who is removed		Ohtohtosu
one who lives on the shore		Senosol
one who walks in the ground		Al8mkassat
one with the nature of an Iroquois		Magwawah8dot
one year		negwejigaden
onion, an		winos-ak
onion, wild		winos-ak
onion, wild*		chijis-ak
onion, wild**		aln8baiwinoz-ak
only		b8gw-, p8gw-
only*		wibi, ibi
onto		das-
open		azig-
open (as a flower)		peskwa-, pskwa-
open (as a hinge)		8pkw-
open up		besi-
open*		bask-
open**		bigwed-, bkwed-
open***		d8wda-, t8wda-
opinion, my		alidah8zia
opponent		apchikozid
oppose		gadonala
oppose*		n8zkawa
opposed		apch-, apt-
opposing		jajig-
or		ala
orange tree		wasawasakuam-ak
orange, an		wasawaz-al
order		lagi-
ordinary		aln-, len-
ordinary*		nani-
organ		l8baktahigan
orphaned		kig8w-
osprey, an		maanamagwas-ak
other side		ag8mek
otter, an		wnegigw-ak
otter, male		n8bakikw
our daughter's spouse		wazilmegoa
our son's spouse		n'sem
out		zao-
out of sight		gam-, kam-
out of sight*		nkam-
out of sight**		kwedaz-
out of sight***		agwan-
outdoors		kwaj-
outside		kwaj-
oval		kwnohi
oven, an		ab8nk8gan-al
over		awas-
over again		minawiwi
over*		b8zid-, p8zid-
over**		8daw-
overturn		godegw-, gwedegw-
overturn*		gib-
owl, an		kokokhas-ak, gokokhas-ak
owl, barred		gokokhas-ak
owl, cat		didegeli-ak, titgeli-ak
owl, saw whet		wal8ias-ak
owl, screech		didegeli-ak, titgeli-ak
owlish bird		wal8iaz
own		debal-
own*		ahim-
owner of a house		wawigw8met
ownership		tbaldamw8gan
ox, an		aksen-ak
oyster		als-ak