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ganawenim vta es
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[BG]

take care of, protect, keep an eye on, keep h/

Paired with: ganawendan vti



inganawenimaa 1s - 3s ind; ninganawenimaa 1s - 3s ind; niganawenimaa 1s - 3s ind; oganawenimaan 3s - 3' ind; ganawenimaad 3s - 3' conj; genawenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ganawenim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ganawenim-/

ninganawenimaa1s - 3s ind nj
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niganawenimaa1s - 3s ind es
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oganawenimaan3s - 3' ind nj
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ganawenimaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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genawenimaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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ganawenim 2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii-kanawenimaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ningii-kanawenimaa a'aw biibiiyens omaamaayan gii-maa'ishkaminid.

I looked after the baby when his mother went shopping.
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Aapiji niganawenimig awe niwiijiiwaagan ji-noondendanziwaan.

My partner keeps a very close eye on me so I will not flirt.
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Ganawenim a'awe. Gimoodaatigweshki.

Keep an eye on him. He's in the habit of stealing wood.
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Aandi ezhi-ganawenimad gidoodaabaan. Ataasoowigamigong.

Where do you keep your car? In the shed?
 nj
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ganawenim /ganawenim-/: /ganaw-/
care, attend
; /-enim/
act by thought on h/, feel about h/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ganawenim vta [BG] take care of, protect, keep an eye on, keep h/
(reciprocal) ganawenindiwag vai they take care of each other (reflexive) ganawenindizo vai s/he takes care of h/ self, is self-reliant
(derived noun) ganawenindizowin ni self-reliance

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