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azhenizha'an vti es
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send it back



indazhenizha'aan 1s - 0s ind; odazhenizha'aan 3s - 0s ind; azhenizha'ang 3s - 0 conj; ezhenizha'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; azhenizha'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /azhenizha'-/

indazhenizha'aan1s - 0s ind es
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odazhenizha'aan3s - 0s ind es
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azhenizha'ang3s - 0 conj es
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ezhenizha'ang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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azhenizha'an2s - 0 imp es
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gaawiin odazhenizha'anziin3s - 0s ind neg es
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gego azhenizha'angen2s - 0 imp prohib es
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azhenizha'an /azhenizha'-/: /azhe-/
back, backwards
; /-nizha'/
follow, send it

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.

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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