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noondan vti rg
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ninoondaan 1s - 0s ind; onoondaan 3s - 0s ind; noondang 3s - 0 conj; nwaandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; noondan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /noond-/

ninoondaan1s - 0s ind nj
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rg
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onoondaan3s - 0s ind nj
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rg
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noondang3s - 0 conj rg
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nj
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nwaandang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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noondan2s - 0 imp rg
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nj
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ogii-noondaan3s - 0s ind pst rg
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ogii'-noondaan3s - 0 ind pst nj
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Bakaan gaye wiin odina'aan iwe nagamon gaa-noondang.

He sings that song different from the way he heard it.
 es
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Ganabaj niiwijiishkaa 'i makizin. Ninoondaan zebwemagak.

I think that tire is going down. I hear it hissing.
 es
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Indaga wiikobidoon owe nininj giga-noondaan gegoo.

Pull my hand if you hear something.
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Gigii'-noondaan ina gii-kichi-bimaanimak dibikong?

Did you hear the big windstorm last night?
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Reduplicated Form: naanoondan

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

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