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andomaandan vti es
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sniff for it; smell for it

Paired with: andomaam vta See also: nandomaandan vti



ninandomaandaan 1s - 0s ind; onandomaandaan 3s - 0s ind; andomaandang 3s - 0 conj; endomaandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; andomaandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /(n)andomaand-/

ninandomaandaan1s - 0s ind nj
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es
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onandomaandaan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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andomaandang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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endomaandang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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es
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andomaandan2s - 0 imp nj
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es
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ogii-andomaandaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Onandomaandaan gaa-jaagidewimaatenig.

She's sniffing around for what smells like it's burning.
 nj
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andomaandan /(n)andomaand-/: /nandw-/
seek
; /-maand/
smell it

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

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Word Family

andomaandan vti sniff for it; smell for it
(detransitive) andomaanjige vai s/he sniffs for something; s/he tries to smell for something

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