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beshwendan vti es
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think it to be near or soon

Paired with: beshwenim vta



imbeshwendaan 1s - 0s ind; nimbeshwendaan 1s - 0s ind; nibeshwendaan 1s - 0s ind; obeshwendaan 3s - 0s ind; beshwendang 3s - 0 conj; bayeshwendang 3s - 0 ch-conj; beshwendan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /beshwend-/

nibeshwendaan1s - 0s ind es
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obeshwendaan3s - 0s ind es
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beshwendang3s - 0 conj es
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beshwendan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-peshwendaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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beshwendan /beshwend-/: /beshw-/
close
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind

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.

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