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andone'an vti es
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go look for it; search for it; seek it

Paired with: andone' vta [RL] ; andone'wi vta [NI] See also: nandone'an vti [S]



ninandone'aan 1s - 0s ind; onandone'aan 3s - 0s ind; andone'ang 3s - 0 conj; endone'ang 3s - 0 conj; andone'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /(n)andone'-/

ninandone'aan1s - 0s ind nj
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es
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onandone'aan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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andone'ang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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endone'ang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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andone'an2s - 0 imp nj
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es
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ogii-andone'aan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Giishpin andone'ang anokiiwin, oga-mikaan.

If s/he looks for work, s/he'll find it.
 nj
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Babaa-aazhawaakwii-gwaashkwani waabizheshi andone'ang waa'-miijid.

A marten jumps form one tree to another looking for food.
 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.

Word Family

andone'an vti go look for it; search for it; seek it
(detransitive) andone'ige vai s/he finds things

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