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gidamwi vta es
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eat h/ or it (animate) all up



nigigdamwaa 1s - 3s ind; ogidamwaan 3s - 3' ind; gidamwaad 3s - 3' conj; gedamwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gidamwi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gidamw-/

nigigdamwaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogidamwaan3s - 3' ind es
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gidamwaad3s - 3' conj es
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gedamwaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gidamwi2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kidamwaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Gidamwi giingoo.

Eat all of the fish.
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Ogii-kidamwaan ini baaka'aakwenyan awe gwiiwizens.

The boy ate up all the chicken.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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