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bamitoon vti2 es
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take care of, protect, keep it

Paired with: bami' vta



nibamitoon 1s - 0s ind; obamitoon 3s - 0s ind; bamitood 3s - 0 conj; bemitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; bamitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bamit-/

nibamitoon1s - 0s ind es
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obamitoon3s - 0s ind es
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bamitood3s - 0 conj es
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bemitood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bamitoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-pamitoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Weweni obamitoon iwe gaa-nagajigaadenig waakaa'igan gii-kizhaadige'ind a'awe ingos.

My son is doing a real good job taking care of the house they left for him to tend to.
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Weweni obamitoonan obwaazhiiwichiganan.

He's taking good care of his dance regalia.
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bamitoon /bamit-/: /bam-/
care for, tend
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make 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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