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wanishim vta es
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niwanishimaa 1s - 3s ind; owanishimaan 3s - 3' ind; wanishimaad 3s - 3' conj; wenishimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wanishim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wanishim-/

niwanishimaa1s - 3s ind es
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owanishimaan3s - 3' ind es
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wanishimaad3s - 3' conj es
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wenishimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wanishim2s - 3 imp es
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Niwanishimaa nindibe'igiiziswaanens.

I misplaced my watch.
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Niibowa go igiw abinoojiinyag wanishimaawag memindwaa omaa ishkoniganing ingoji asindwaa.

There are a lot of children that are lost when they are removed from this reservation and placed somewhere else (in foster homes).
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wanishim /wanishim-/: /wan-/
wrong, lost
; /-shim/
cause h/ to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put); impact h/ (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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