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andoojiin vta es
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[N]

feel for, grope for h/ or it (animate); (try to) find h/ or it animate (with the hand)

Paired with: andoojiinan vti [N] See also: nandoojiin vta



ninandoojiinaa 1s - 3s ind; onandoojiinaan 3s - 3' ind; andoojiinaad 3s - 3' conj; endoojiinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; andoojiin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /(n)andoojiin-/

ninandoojiinaa1s - 3s ind es
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andoojiinaad3s - 3' conj es
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endoojiinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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andoojiin2s - 3 imp es
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andoojiin /(n)andoojiin-/: /nandw-/
seek
; /-jii-/
shape of body or torso; something soft and hollow like a body, a bag, or a belly
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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

andoojiin vta [N] feel for, grope for h/ or it (animate); (try to) find h/ or it animate (with the hand)
andoojiinige vai [N] s/he feels for, gropes for something

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