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akamaw vta es
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lie in wait for, ambush h/



indakamowaa 1s - 3s ind; nindakamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindakamaag 3s - 1s ind; gidakamawin 1s - 2s ind; gidakamaw 2s - 1s ind; odakamawaan 3s - 3' ind; odakamowaan 3s - 3' ind; akamawaad 3s - 3' conj; akamowaad 3s - 3' conj; ekamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ekamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; akamaw 2s - 0' imp; Stem: /akamaw-/

indakamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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nindakamawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindakamaag3s - 1s ind nj
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gidakamawin1s - 2s ind nj
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gidakamaw2s - 1s ind nj
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odakamawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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odakamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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akamawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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akamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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ekamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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ekamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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akamaw 2s - 0' imp es
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nj
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ogii-akamowaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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ogii'-akamawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Odakamawaan amikwan ji-bi-mooshkamonid.

She's waiting for the beaver to surface.
 nj
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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.

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