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giiwewizh vta es
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take, carry h/ home

Paired with: giiwewidoon vti2



ingiiwewinaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiiwewinaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiiwewinaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiiwewinaan 3s - 3' ind; giiwewinaad 3s - 3' conj; gaawewinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giiwewizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giiwewiN-/

nigiiwewinaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogiiwewinaan3s - 3' ind es
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giiwewinaad3s - 3' conj es
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gaawewinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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giiwewizh2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kiiwewinaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Indagashko giiwewizh abinoonjiiyens zhegadendang.

Take that lonesome child home.
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giiwewizh /giiwewiN-/: /giiwe-/
return, go home
; /-wiN/
carry, convey 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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