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ayaaw vta es
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have h/; own h/

Paired with: ayaan vti4



indayaawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindayaawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidayaawaa 1s - 3s ind; odayaawaan 3s - 3' ind; ayaawaad 3s - 3' conj; ayaaw 2s - 3 imp; eyaawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /ayaaw-/

indayaawaa1s - 3s ind es
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odayaawaan3s - 3' ind es
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ayaawaad3s - 3' conj es
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ayaaw2s - 3 imp es
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eyaawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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Gichi-mooseg indayaawaag.

I have some night crawlers.
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Gidayaawaa na asemaa. Imbaas.

Do you have any tobacco? I'm dry (need a chew).
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Indayaawaanaan awe gaazhagens dinowa gaa-biigwawed.

We've got an angora cat.
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Ingii-wanii'amawaa awe waagosh. Waagoshiwayaan niwii-ayaawaa.

I was trapping for a fox. I want to have a fox hide.
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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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