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naada' vta es
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go get h/ (on the water)

Paired with: naada'an vti



ninaada'waa 1s - 3s ind; onaada'waan 3s - 3' ind; naada'waad 3s - 3' conj; nayaada'waad 3s - 3' ch-conj; naada' 2s - 3 imp; naada'wi 2s - 3 imp; naada'waadaa 21p - 3 imp; Stem: /naada'w-/

ninaada'waa1s - 3s ind es
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onaada'waan3s - 3' ind es
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nj
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naada'waad3s - 3' conj es
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nj
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naada'2s - 3 imp es
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naada'wi2s - 3 imp nj
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naada'waadaa21p - 3 imp nj
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Odagwaawinaa' asinii' gaa-gii'-naada'waad waa'-madoodiswaaged.

He's carrying the rocks off the boat, the ones he went to get for his sweat.
 nj
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Naada'wik agaaming gaa-madwe-biibaagid.

Go get the guy across the lake that's yelling (to be picked up).
 nj
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naada' /naada'w-/: /naad-/
fetch, go get, approach
; /-a'w/
act on h/ using a tool or medium

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

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