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maajiikan vti lw
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Paired with: maajiikaw vta



nimaajiikaan 1s - 0s ind; omaajiikaan 3s - 0s ind; maajiikang 3s - 0 conj; mayaajiikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; maajiikan 2s - 0' imp; Stem: /maajiik-/

nimaajiikaan1s - 0s ind gh
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omaajiikaan3s - 0s ind gh
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es
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maajiikang3s - 0 conj gh
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es
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mayaajiikang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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maajiikan 2s - 0' imp gh
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lw
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Mii gii-maajiikang iwe bakejiigaan wezhitood.

He started the porch he's building.
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maajiikan /maajiik-/: /maajii-/
start, start off, start moving
; /-k/
act on it by foot or body

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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