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anishinaabemonodaw vta es
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[N]

speak an Indian language to h/; speak Ojibwe to h/

See also: anishinaabemotaw vta [ML]



indanishinaabemonodawaa 1s - 3s ind; odanishinaabemonodawaan 3s - 3' ind; anishinaabemonodawaad 3s - 3' conj; enishinaabemonodawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; anishinaabemonodaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /anishinaabemonodaw-/

indanishinaabemonodawaa1s - 3s ind es
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anishinaabemonodawaad3s - 3' conj es
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anishinaabemonodaw2s - 3 imp es
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anishinaabemonodaw /anishinaabemonodaw-/: /anishinaabemo-/ stem of anishinaabemo vai ; /-nodaw/
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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

anishinaabemo vai s/he speaks Ojibwe, speaks an Indian language
(applicative) anishinaabemonodaw vta [N] speak an Indian language to h/; speak Ojibwe to h/
(reciprocal) anishinaabemonodaadiwag vai [N] they speak Ojibwe to each other
(applicative) anishinaabemotaw vta [ML] speak an Indian language to h/; speak Ojibwe to h/
(derived noun) Anishinaabemowin ni Ojibwe language; an American Indian language

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