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amajibizh vta nj
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wake h/ using hands



nindamajibinaa 1s - 3s ind; indamajibinig 3s - 1s ind; gidamajibinin 1s - 2s ind; gidamajibizh 2s - 1s ind; odamajibinaan 3s - 3' ind; amajibinaad 3s - 3' conj; emajibinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; amajibizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /amajibiN-/

nindamajibinaa1s - 3s ind nj
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indamajibinig3s - 1s ind nj
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gidamajibinin1s - 2s ind nj
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gidamajibizh2s - 1s ind nj
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odamajibinaan3s - 3' ind nj
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amajibinaad3s - 3' conj nj
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emajibinaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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amajibizh2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii'-amajibinaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Odamajibinaan odaanisensan gii-aandaanziyaane'aad.

She wakes up her baby daughter when she changes her diaper.
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amajibizh /amajibiN-/: /amad-/
wake
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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