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giimoodandan vti es
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eat, bite it secretly

Paired with: giimoodam vta



nigiimoodandaan 1s - 0s ind; ogiimoodandaan 3s - 0s ind; giimoodandang 3s - 0 conj; gaamoodandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; giimoodandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giimoodand-/

nigiimoodandaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogiimoodandaan3s - 0s ind es
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giimoodandang3s - 0 conj es
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gaamoodandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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giimoodandan2s - 0 imp es
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giimoodandan /giimoodand-/: /giimood-/
secretly
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giimoodandan vti eat, bite it secretly
(detransitive) giimoodanjige vai s/he eats things secretly

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