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maadanokaadan vti es
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start working on it

Paired with: maadanokaazh vta



nimaadanokaadaan 1s - 0s ind; omaadanokaadaan 3s - 0s ind; maadanokaadang 3s - 0 conj; mayaadanokaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; maadanokaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /maadanokaad-/

nimaadanokaadaan1s - 0s ind es
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omaadanokaadaan3s - 0s ind es
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maadanokaadang3s - 0 conj es
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maadanokaadan2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-maadanokaadaan gaa-inanoonind awasonaago.

He started to work on what he was asked to do the other day.
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Ogii-maadanokaadaanaawaa i'iwe bakejiigaan wezhitoowaad.

They started to work on the addition they're building.
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maadanokaadan /maadanokaad-/: /maadanokii-/ stem of maadanokii vai ; /-d/
act on it

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

maadanokii vai s/he starts working
(applicative) maadanokaadan vti start working on it (applicative) maadanokaazh vta start working on h/

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