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boonii vai es
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s/he alights, lands (from flight)

Paired with: booniimagad vii



imboonii 1s ind; nimboonii 1s ind; niboonii 1s ind; boonii 3s ind; booniid 3s conj; bwaaniid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /boonii-/

nimboonii1s ind nj
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niboonii1s ind es
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boonii3s ind nj
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rg
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es
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booniid3s conj nj
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rg
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es
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bwaaniid3s ch-conj rg
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gii-poonii3s ind pst rg
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es
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gii-poonii3s ind pst nj
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Gijigijigaaneshiinyens imaa gii-poonii.

The chickadee landed there.
 es
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Ishkwaa-niso-diba'iganeg da-booniiwag igiw gaa-maa'ishkamowaad.

The travelers will land sometime after three o'clock.
 es
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Zhebaa omaa gii-pi-boonii migizi ogidabak.

This morning an eagle landed on the roof.
 nj
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boonii /boonii-/: /boon-/
cease, quit
; /-ii/
Reduplicated Form: baaboonii

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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