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naajimiijime vai rg
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s/he goes to get food



ninaajimiijime 1s ind; naajimiijime 3s ind; naajimiijimed 3s conj; nayaajimiijimed 3s ch-conj; naajimiijimen 2s imp; Stem: /naajimiijime-/

ninaajimiijime1s ind nj
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naajimiijime 3s ind nj
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rg
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naajimiijimed3s conj nj
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rg
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naajimiijimen2s imp rg
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gii-naajimiijime3s ind pst rg
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gii'-naajimiijime3s ind pst nj
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Gii-naajimiijimeyaan ingii-adaawen dekaag.

I bought ice cream when I went shopping.
 rg
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Ningii-naajimiijime wii-chiibaakweyaan.

I went after food to cook.
 rg
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Noongom niwii'-naajimiijimenaaban; onzaam idash gichi-zoogipon.

I was going to get groceries today, but it was snowing too hard.
 nj
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naajimiijime /naajimiijime-/: /naad-/
fetch, go get, approach
; /-miijim-/
food
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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