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banaadenim vta es
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despair of h/; lose hope in h/

Paired with: banaadendan vti



imbanaadenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbanaadenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nibanaadenimaa 1s - 3s ind; obanaadenimaan 3s - 3' ind; banaadenimaad 3s - 3' conj; benaadenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; banaadenim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /banaadenim-/

nibanaadenimaa1s - 3s ind es
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obanaadenimaan3s - 3' ind es
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banaadenimaad3s - 3' conj es
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benaadenimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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banaadenim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-panaadenimaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Mii go iwe. Mii nda... mii ndawaaj igo babanaadeniminaan.

That's okay, I'm giving up on you anyay. [said to someone who failed to meet expectations on a task]
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banaadenim /banaadenim-/: /banaad-/
spoiled
; /-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

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