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azhenizha'amaw vta es
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send (it) back to h/



indazhenizha'amawaa 1s - 3s ind; indazhenizha'amowaa 1s - 3s ind; odazhenizha'amawaan 3s - 3' ind; odazhenizha'amowaan 3s - 3' imp prohib; azhenizha'amawaad 3s - 3' conj; azhenizha'amowaad 3s - 3' conj; ezhenizha'amawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ezhenizha'amowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; azhenizha'amaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /azhenizha'amaw-/

indazhenizha'amowaa1s - 3s ind es
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odazhenizha'amowaan3s - 3' imp prohib es
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azhenizha'amowaad3s - 3' conj es
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ezhenizha'amowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj es
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azhenizha'amaw2s - 3 imp es
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azhenizha'amaw /azhenizha'amaw-/: /azhenizha'-/ stem of azhenizha'an vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

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Word Family

azhenizha'an vti send it back
(benefactive) azhenizha'amaw vta send (it) back to h/ (detransitive) azhenizha'ige vai s/he sends things back (verb of undergoing) azhenizha'igaade vii it is sent back (by someone), "they" send it back (verb of undergoing) azhenizha'igaazo vai it (animate) is sent back (by someone), "they" send it (animate) back

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