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maajiizh vta lw
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take h/ or it (animate) away, take h/ or it (animate) along

Paired with: maajiidoon vti2



nimaajiinaa 1s - 3s ind; omaajiinaan 3s - 3' ind; maajiinaad 3s - 3' conj; mayaajiinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; maajiizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /maajiiN-/

nimaajiinaa1s - 3s ind es
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gh
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lw
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omaajiinaan3s - 3' ind es
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gh
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lw
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maajiinaad3s - 3' conj es
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gh
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lw
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mayaajiinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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maajiizh2s - 3 imp es
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lw
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gh
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Maajiizh gizhooniyaam.

Take along your money.
 es
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Omaajiinaan iniw odayan awe waa-kiiyosed.

The hunter is taking his dog along.
 es
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Bezhig eta ogii-ni-maajiinaan ini akikoon awe naadaabowed.

The person going after water only took one pail.
 es
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Aanji-didibaakwa'oozh asabaabis gaa-wii'-maajiinad.

Rewind the thread that you're going to take with you on to something (another spool).
 nj
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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

maajiizh vta take h/ or it (animate) away, take h/ or it (animate) along
(detransitive) maajiizhiwe vai s/he takes people away, takes people along

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