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wiinzh vta es
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name h/; say or mention h/ name; give h/ a name

Paired with: wiindan vti



niwiinaa 1s - 3s ind; owiinaan 3s - 3' ind; niwiinig 3s - 1s ind; giwiinzh 2s - 1s ind; giwiinin 1s - 2s ind; wiinaad 3s - 3' conj; waanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiinzh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiinN-/

niwiinaa1s - 3s ind rg
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es
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owiinaan3s - 3' ind rg
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es
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niwiinig3s - 1s ind rg
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es
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giwiinzh2s - 1s ind rg
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giwiinin1s - 2s ind rg
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wiinaad3s - 3' conj es
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waanaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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es
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wiinzh2s - 3 imp rg
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es
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Ningii-wiinigoo gii-agaashiinyiyaan.

I was named when I was small.
 rg
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Gaye giinawaa gigii-wiinigoom anamikodaading.

You people too were mentioned in that honoring ceremony.
 es
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Ogii-wiinaan iniw mitigoon.

He named that tree.
 es
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Zhebaa ogii'-wiinaan ge-izhi-anishinaabewinikaazonid. Miiwan iniwe wiiyawen'enyan.

This morning he gave a spirit name to his namesake.
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: waawiinzh

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.

Word Family

wiinzh vta name h/; say or mention h/ name; give h/ a name
(reflexive) wiinidizo vai s/he names h/ self, says h/ own name

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