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onizhwi vta nj
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[NI]

cut it (animate) out (to make it), form it (animate) by cutting

Paired with: onizhan vti See also: onizh vta



nindoonizhwaa 1s - 3s ind; odoonizhwaan 3s - 3' ind; onizhwaad 3s - 3' conj; wenizhwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; onizhwi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /onizhw-/

nindoonizhwaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odoonizhwaan3s - 3' ind nj
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onizhwaad3s - 3' conj nj
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wenizhwaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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onizhwi2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii'-onizhwaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Odoonizhwaa' giigoonya' waa'-nametegokaanaad.

He cut up the fish to smoke for nameteg.
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onizhwi /onizhw-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-izhw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by blade

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

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