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andoojiinan vti nj
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[N]

feel for, grope for it; (try to) find it (with the hand)

Paired with: andoojiin vta [N] See also: nandoojiinan vti



ninandoojiinaan 1s - 0s ind; onandoojiinaan 3s - 0s ind; andoojiinang 3s - 0 conj; endoojiinang 3s - 0 ch-conj; andoojiinan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /(n)andoojiin-/

ninandoojiinaan1s - 0s ind es
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nj
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onandoojiinaan3s - 0s ind es
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nj
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andoojiinang3s - 0 conj nj
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endoojiinang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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andoojiinan2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-andoojiinaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Onandoojiinaan 'iw biskanebijigaans. | Ogii-mikoojiinaan ina?

He's feeling around for his flashlight. | Did he find it?
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Reduplicated Form: nanaandoojiinan

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

andoojiinan vti [N] feel for, grope for it; (try to) find it (with the hand)
andoojiinige vai [N] s/he feels for, gropes for something

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