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anoozh vta es
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hire, order, commission h/



indanoonaa 1s - 3s ind; nindanoonaa 1s - 3s ind; nidanoonaa 1s - 3s ind; nindanoonig 3s - 1s ind; gidanoonin 1s - 2s ind; gidanoozh 2s - 1s ind; odanoonaan 3s - 3' ind; anoonaad 3s - 3' conj; enoonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; anoozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /anooN-/

indanoonaa1s - 3s ind es
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nindanoonaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindanoonig3s - 1s ind nj
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gidanoonin1s - 2s ind nj
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gidanoozh2s - 1s ind nj
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odanoonaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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anoonaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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enoonaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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anoozh2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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ogii-anoonaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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ogii'-anoonaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Gaawiin ganage indaa-anoonaasii awe goopadizid.

No way can I get that nerd to do this for me.
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Gibi-anoonin ji-odaabii'iwetamawiyan.

I'm coming to hire you to drive for me.
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Gidanoonigoo ji-o-wiindaman i'iw oshki-aazhogan.

You have been hired to go name the new bridge.
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Mii imaa bimiwidaasod awe gaa-anoonind ji-naadid ini aabajichiganan.

The one who was hired to go pick up the material is hauling it by now.
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Gii-pi-anoonaa ji-o-ganawendaawasod awe niwiijiiwaagan.

They came and hired my partner to go babysit.
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Nindanoonig ji-ozhibii'igetamawag wii-kagwe-anokiid ji-mooshkinebii'amawag mazina'igan.

She's asking me to write for her and fill out the application for the job she's after.
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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.

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