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biijimaam vta es
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smell h/

Paired with: biijimaandan vti



imbiijimaamaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbiijimaamaa 1s - 3s ind; nibiijimaamaa 1s - 3s ind; obiijimaamaan 3s - 3' ind; biijimaamaad 3s - 3' conj; baajimaamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; biijimaam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /biijimaam-/

nimbiijimaamaa1s - 3s ind es
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obiijimaamaan3s - 3' ind es
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biijimaamaad3s - 3' conj es
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baajimaamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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Gego naamiwanishkaaken giiyoseyan. Giga-biijimaamig gaa-andone'wad.

Don't go downwind when you are hunting. Your prey will smell you.

Note:
gaa-andone'wad the one you seek = your prey
nj
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Giishpin biijimaamad giniijaanis ganabaj wiiyaanziye. Gii'-miijinidizo.

If you can smell your child, s/he probably has a stinky diaper. S/he shit h/ self.
 nj
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biijimaam /biijimaam-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-maam/
smell 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

biijimaam vta smell h/
(reciprocal) biijimaandiwag vai they smell each other

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