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gikinootaw vta es
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imitate what h/ says or sounds like, follow h/ instructions



ingikinootawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningikinootawaa 1s - 3s ind; nigikinootawaa 1s - 3s ind; ogikinootawaan 3s - 3' ind; gikinootawaad 3s - 3' conj; gekinootawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gikinootaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gikinootaw-/

nigikinootawaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogikinootawaan3s - 3' ind es
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gikinootawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gekinootawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gikinootaw2s - 3 imp es
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Gichi-wawiingezi gikinootawaad ini migiziin awe ogichidaa.

That warrior did a great job of imitating the sound of the bald eagle.
 es
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gikinootaw /gikinootaw-/: /gikinaw-/
know, recognize
; /-taw/
hear 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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