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azhewidoon vti2 es
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carry, take it back

Paired with: azhewizh vta



indazhewidoon 1s - 0s ind; odazhewidoon 3s - 0s ind; azhewidood 3s - 0 conj; ezhewidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; azhewidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /azhewid-/

indazhewidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odazhewidoon3s - 0s ind es
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azhewidood3s - 0 conj es
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ezhewidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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Odazhewidoon aana-gii-odaapinang.

He returned it even though he had accepted it.
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azhewidoon /azhewid-/: /azhe-/
back, backwards
; /-wid/
convey, carry it

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

azhewidoon vti2 carry, take it back
(benefactive) azhewidaw vta carry, take (it) back to h/ (benefactive) azhewidamaw vta carry, take (it) back to h/ (detransitive) azhewijige vai s/he carries, takes things back (verb of undergoing) azhewijigaade vii it is carried back (by someone), "they" carry it back (verb of undergoing) azhewijigaazo vai s/he is carried, taken back (by someone), "they" carry, take h/ back

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