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dagwenim vta nj
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include h/ in your thinking



nindagwenimaa 1s - 3s ind; nindagwenimig 3s - 1s ind; gidagwenimin 1s - 3s ind; gidagwenim 2s - 1s ind; dagwenimaad 3s - 3' conj; odagwenimaan 3s - 3' ind; dagwenimaad 3s - 3' conj; degwenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dagwenim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dagwenim-/

nindagwenimaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindagwenimig3s - 1s ind nj
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gidagwenimin1s - 3s ind nj
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gidagwenim2s - 1s ind nj
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odagwenimaan3s - 3' ind nj
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dagwenimaad3s - 3' conj nj
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dagwenim2s - 3 imp nj
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Dagwenim gidinawemaaganag gaa-gii'-maajaawaad. Gidaa-ashamaag imaa ishkodeng.

Think about your relatives who have passed on. You can feed them in the fire.
 nj
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dagwenim /dagwenim-/: /dagw-/
include, be among others
; /-enim/
act by thought on h/, feel about 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.

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