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ashi vta es
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put h/ in a certain place

Paired with: atoon vti2



indasaa 1s - 3s ind; nindasaa 1s - 3s ind; nidasaa 1s - 3s ind; odasaan 3s - 3' ind; asaad 3s - 3' conj; esaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ashi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aS-/

indasaa1s - 3s ind es
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odasaan3s - 3' ind es
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asaad3s - 3' conj es
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esaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ashi2s - 3 imp es
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gaawiin odasaasiin3s - 3' ind neg es
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Ashi 'aw asemaa.

Put the tobacco down. [pointing to a place]
 es
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Aandi awe diba'igiiziswaan. Omaa ningii-asaaban.

Where is the clock? I put it here.
 rg
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Biinjidoon ogii-asaan iniwen asiniinsan.

She put a stone in her mouth. [of a child]
 rg
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Gaawiin gegoo gii-apisijigesii. Mii go bizaan gaa-izhi-asaad imaa mitaabik ini obakwezhiganiman.

He didn't put anything under it. He just set his bread on the bare metal.
 es
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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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