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maajiikaw vta gh
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start working on h/



nimaajiikawaa 1s - 3s ind; omaajiikawaan 3s - 3' ind; maajiikawaad 3s - 3' conj; mayaajiikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; maajiikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /maajiikaw-/

nimaajiikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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gh
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omaajiikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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gh
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maajiikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gh
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mayaajiikawaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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maajiikaw2s - 3 imp es
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gh
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ogii-maajiikawaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ogii-maajiikawaan ina iniw waawaashkeshiwan.

Has s/he started working on (dressing) the deer?
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Ingii-maajiikawaa wii-piizikoonag iniw apikanan awe inday.

I started to put the harness on my horse.
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maajiikaw /maajiikaw-/: /maajii-/
start, start off, start moving
; /-kaw/
act on h/ or it (animate) 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.

Word Family

maajiikaw vta start working on h/
(reciprocal) maajiikodaadiwag vai they start fighting with each other

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