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adaawewin ni es
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item for sale, for purchase, or purchased; (one's) shopping or groceries



Stem: /adaawewin-/

Biinjidaabaan geyaabi atewan nindadaawewinan.

My shopping is still in the car.
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Ogii'-wiiji'aawaan gii-agwaasidoonid miijim odadaawewinan.

They helped him unload his groceries he bought.
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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

adaawe vai s/he buys
adaawen vai + o s/he buys (it) (benefactive) adaawetamaw vta buy (it) for h/
(detransitive) adaawetamaage vai s/he buys (it) for others (reflexive) adaawetamaazo vai s/he buys (it) for h/ self (reflexive) adaawetamaadizo vai s/he buys (it) for h/ self (reciprocal) adaawetamaadiwag vai they buy (it) for each other
(derived noun) adaawewin ni item for sale, for purchase, or purchased; (one's) shopping or groceries

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