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boonendan vti gh
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forget, ignore it

Paired with: boonenim vta



mboonendaan 1s - 0s ind; nimboonendaan 1s - 0s ind; niboonendaan 1s - 0s ind; oboonendaan 3s - 0s ind; boonendang 3s - 0 conj; bwaanendang 3s - 0 ch-conj; boonendan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /boonend-/

mboonendaan1s - 0s ind gh
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niboonendaan1s - 0s ind es
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oboonendaan3s - 0s ind es
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gh
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boonendang3s - 0 conj es
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gh
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bwaanendang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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boonendan2s - 0 imp es
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boonendan /boonend-/: /boon-/
cease, quit
; /-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

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