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bamenim vta es
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care for h/

Paired with: bamendan vti



imbamenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbamenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nibamenimaa 1s - 3s ind; obamenimaan 3s - 3' ind; bamenimaad 3s - 3' conj; bemenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bamenim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bamenim-/

nibamenimaa1s - 3s ind es
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obamenimaan3s - 3' ind es
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bamenimaad3s - 3' conj es
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bemenimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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bamenim2s - 3 imp es
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Weweni bamenim igiweg awakaanag neganindwaa.

Take good care of those animals they left behind.
 es
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bamenim /bamenim-/: /bam-/
care for, tend
; /-enim/
act by thought on h/, feel about h/

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

bamenim vta care for h/
(reflexive) bamenindizo vai s/he takes care of h/ self, is self-reliant

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