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aanikanootamaw vta lw
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translate (it) for h/



ndaanikanootamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindaanikanootamawaa 1s - 3s ind; niyaanikanootamowaa 1s - 3s ind; odaanikanootamawaan 3s - 3' ind; odaanikanootamowaan 3s - 3' ind; aanikanootamawaad 3s - 3' conj; aanikanootamowaad 3s - 3' conj; ayaanikanootamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aanikanootamaw 2s - 3 imp; aanikanootamawishin 2s - 1s imp; Stem: /aanikanootamaw-/

ndaanikanootamawaa1s - 3s ind lw
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niyaanikanootamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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odaanikanootamawaan3s - 3' ind lw
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odaanikanootamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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aanikanootamawaad3s - 3' conj lw
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aanikanootamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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aanikanootamaw2s - 3 imp lw
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es
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aanikanootamawishin2s - 1s imp lw
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Booch noongom a'aw nebowaa anishinaabe da-ni-aanikanootamawind i'iw ojibwemowin.

You have to translate Ojibwe to more Anishinaabe nowadays.
 ls
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aanikanootamaw /aanikanootamaw-/: /aanikanoot-/ stem of aanikanootan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

aanikanootan vti translate, interpret it
(benefactive) aanikanootamaw vta translate (it) for h/
(detransitive) aanikanootamaage vai s/he translates, interprets for (people)

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