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aanikanootan vti es
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translate, interpret it

Paired with: aanikanootaw vta



indaanikanootaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaanikanootaan 1s - 0s ind; nidaanikanootaan 1s - 0s ind; odaanikanootaan 3s - 0s ind; aanikanootang 3s - 0 conj; ayaanikanootang 3s - 0 ch-conj; aanikanootan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aanikanoot-/

indaanikanootaan1s - 0s ind es
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odaanikanootaan3s - 0s ind es
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aanikanootang3s - 0 conj es
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aanikanootan2s - 0 imp es
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Ge niinawind ningii'-aanikanootaamin ikidowinan.

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Reduplicated Form: aayaanikanoot

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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