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maadanokaazh vta es
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start working on h/

Paired with: maadanokaadan vti



nimaadanokaanaa 1s - 3s ind; omaadanokaanaan 3s - 3' ind; maadanokaanaad 3s - 3' conj; mayaadanokaanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; maadanokaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /maadanokaaN-/

nimaadanokaanaa1s - 3s ind es
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omaadanokaanaan3s - 3' ind es
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maadanokaanaad3s - 3' conj es
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maadanokaazh2s - 3 imp es
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maadanokaazh /maadanokaaN-/: /maadanokii-/ stem of maadanokii vai ; /-N/
act on h/ or it (animate)

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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