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jiikim vta es
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make h/ excited or happy (by voice), tell h/ exciting or happy news



injiikimaa 1s - 3s ind; ninjiikimaa 1s - 3s ind; ojiikimaan 3s - 3' ind; jiikimaad 3s - 3' conj; jaakimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; jiikim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /jiikim-/

injiikimaa1s - 3s ind es
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ojiikimaan3s - 3' ind es
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jiikimaad3s - 3' conj es
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jaakimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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jiikim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-chiikimaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Gichi-zaasaakwe awe mindimooyenh epiichi-jiikimigod iniw dewe'iganan miinawaa negamonid.

The old lady gave a loud war whoop she was so happy to hear the drum and the singers.
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jiikim /jiikim-/: /jiik-/
pleasant, pleasing, nice
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech

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

jiikim vta make h/ excited or happy (by voice), tell h/ exciting or happy news
(reflexive) jiikindizo vai s/he makes h/self excited or happy (by speech), is excited by what h/ is saying

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