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anokiitaw vta es
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work for h/



indanokiitawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindanokiitawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidanokiitawaa 1s - 3s ind; odanokiitawaan 3s - 3' ind; anokiitawaad 3s - 3' conj; enokiitawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; anokiitaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /anokiitaw-/

indanokiitawaa1s - 3s ind es
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odanokiitawaan3s - 3' ind es
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anokiitawaad3s - 3' conj es
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enokiitawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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anokiitaw2s - 3 imp es
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Mii iniw en... enokiitawaad waabishkiiwenid gaa-oshki-bagamised.

He's working for that whiteman who just arrived.
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Ishkwaaj gaa-gii'-anokiitawagiban, aapiji gii'-minwaadizi.

The last person I worked for was a very good person, a good boss.
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Ningitiziimag nindanokiitawaag.

I'm working for my elders.
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Giishpin madwesidood nimbiiwaabikoonsim, ninga-gagwejimaa ji-anokiitawag.

If s/he rings my phone, I'm going to ask h/ if I can work for h/.
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anokiitaw /anokiitaw-/: /anokii-/ stem of anokii vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/
Reduplicated Form: ayanokiitaw

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

anokii vai s/he works
(verb of pretending) anokiikaazo vai s/he pretends to work (verb of addiction) anokiishki vai s/he is always working, is a "workaholic" (causative) anokii' vta make h/ work, put h/ to work, employ h/
(reflexive) anokii'idizo vai s/he makes h/ self work (reciprocal) anokii'idiwag vai they make each other work, put each other to work
(applicative) anokiitaw vta work for h/
(reflexive) anokiitaadizo vai s/he works for h/ self (reflexive) anokiitaazo vai s/he works for h/ self (detransitive) anokiitaage vai s/he works for people
(derived noun) anokiiwin ni work, a job
(verb of abundance) anokiiwinikaa vii there is (a lot of) work

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