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onzaamibadoon vti2 es
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overfill it (with a liquid)

Paired with: onzaamibazh vta



indoonzaamibadoon 1s - 0s ind; nindoonzaamibadoon 1s - 0s ind; nidoonzaamibadoon 1s - 0s ind; odoonzaamibadoon 3s - 0s ind; onzaamibadood 3s - 0 conj; wenzaamibadood 3s - 0 ch-conj; onzaamibadoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /onzaamibad-/

indoonzaamibadoon1s - 0s ind es
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nindoonzaamibadoon1s - 0s ind nj
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odoonzaamibadoon3s - 0s ind nj
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onzaamibadood3s - 0 conj nj
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wenzaamibadood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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onzaamibadoon 2s - 0 imp nj
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NIngii'-onzaamibadoon nimbaashkiminasiganikaan.

I overfilled my jam jar.
 nj
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onzaamibadoon /onzaamibad-/: /onzaam-/
too, too much
; /-bad/
put liquid into it (a container)

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

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