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anwesidoon vti2 nj
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let it rest



nindanwesidoon 1s - 0s ind; odanwesidoon 3s - 0s ind; anwesidood 3s - 0 conj; enwesidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; anwesidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /anwesid-/

nindanwesidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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odanwesidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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anwesidood3s - 0 conj nj
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enwesidood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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anwesidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii'-anwesidoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Ayaapiichinaag gidaa-anwesidoon ji-maajiiging manoomin.

You should let the rice rest every now and then so it can keep growing.
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anwesidoon /anwesid-/: /anwe-/
rest
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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