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izhinizha'amaw vta nj
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send (it) to h/ to a certain place



indizhinizha'amawaa 1s - 3s ind; indizhinizha'amowaa 1s - 3s ind; odizhinizha'amawaan 3s - 3' ind; odizhinizha'amowaan 3s - 3' ind; izhinizha'amawaad 3s - 3' conj; izhinizha'amowaad 3s - 3' conj; ezhinizha'amawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ezhinizha'amowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; izhinizha'amaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /izhinizha'amaw-/

indizhinizha'amawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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indizhinizha'amowaa1s - 3s ind es
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odizhinizha'amawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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odizhinizha'amowaan3s - 3' ind es
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izhinizha'amawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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izhinizha'amowaad3s - 3' conj es
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ezhinizha'amawaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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ezhinizha'amowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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izhinizha'amaw 2s - 3 imp nj
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Andii ezhinizha'amawaad

Where does he send it to h/?
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Zhooniyaan ningii-pi-izhinizha'amaag ningozis.

My son sent me some money.
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izhinizha'amaw /izhinizha'amaw-/: /izhinizha'-/ stem of izhinizha'an vti ; /-amaw/
do it for 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.

Word Family

izhinizha'an vti send it to a certain place
(benefactive) izhinizha'amaw vta send (it) to h/ to a certain place (detransitive) izhinizha'ige vai s/he sends things to a certain place (verb of undergoing) izhinizha'igaade vii it is sent to a certain place (by someone), "they" send it to a certain place (verb of undergoing) izhinizha'igaazo vai s/he is sent to a certain place (by someone), "they" send h/ to a certain place

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