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onadin vta es
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form, shape, knead, mold h/ (a soft substance) (by hand)

Paired with: onadinan vti



indoonadinaa 1s - 3s ind; nindoonadinaa 1s - 3s ind; nidoonadinaa 1s - 3s ind; odoonadinaan 3s - 3' ind; onadinaad 3s - 3' conj; wenadinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; onadin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /onadin-/

indoonadinaa1s - 3s ind es
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odoonadinaan3s - 3' ind es
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onadinaad3s - 3' conj es
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wenadinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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onadin2s - 3 imp es
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Weweni ogii-onadinaan iniw bakwezhiganan jibwaa-biindaabikinaad.

He kneaded and shaped the biscuits before he put them in the oven.
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Bijiinag gigizheb ninga-onadinaa awe bakwezhigan.

I'll knead the bread in the morning.
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Mii go aanawi gii-ombishkaad awe bakwezhigan gaa-onadinag.

The dough that I kneaded rose [contrary to expectation].
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onadin /onadin-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-ad-/
belly-like, three-dimensional and soft
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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

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