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boodawaazh vta es
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build a fire at h/

Paired with: boodawaadan vti



imboodawaanaa 1s - 3s ind; niboodawaanaa 1s - 3s ind; oboodawaanaan 3s - 3' ind; boodawaanaad 3s - 3' conj; bwaadawaanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; boodawaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /boodawaaN-/

imboodawaanaa1s - 3s ind gh
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niboodawaanaa1s - 3s ind es
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oboodawaanaan3s - 3' ind es
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gh
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boodawaanaad3s - 3' conj es
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gh
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bwaadawaanaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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boodawaazh2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-poodawaanaan3s - 3' ind dub pst es
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gh
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boodawaazh /boodawaaN-/: /boodawe-/ stem of boodawe vai ; /-N/
act on h/ or it (animate)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

boodawe vai s/he builds a fire
(applicative) boodawaadan vti build a fire in it; fire it up [as stove] (applicative) boodawaazh vta build a fire at h/

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