onapizh

Ojibwe

Etymology

oN- + -apiN

Verb

onapizh (transitive animate)

  1. tie in place
  2. harness
    "Onapizh ingiw bebezhigooganzhiig," odinaan iniw ikwewan.
    "Harness the horses," she told the women.

References

  • Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “onapizh”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary[1], University of Minnesota