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booni' vta rg
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leave h/ alone; quit h/

Paired with: boonitoon vti2



imbooni'aa 1s - 3s ind; nimbooni'aa 1s - 3s ind; nibooni'aa 1s - 3s ind; obooni'aan 3s - 3' ind; booni'aad 3s - 3' conj; bwaani'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; booni' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /booni'-/

imbooni'aa1s - 3s ind gh
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nimbooni'aa1s - 3s ind rg
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obooni'aan3s - 3' ind rg
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gh
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booni'aad3s - 3' conj rg
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gh
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bwaani'aad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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gh
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booni'2s - 3 imp rg
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gh
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imbooni'ig3s - 1s ind gh
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booni' /booni'-/: /boon-/
cease, quit
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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

booni' vta leave h/ alone; quit h/
(reciprocal) booni'idiwag vai they leave each other alone (detransitive) booni'iwe vai s/he leaves people alone

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