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maajinizha'an vti es
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send it off

Paired with: maajinizha' vta



nimaajinizha'aan 1s - 0s ind; omaajinizha'aan 3s - 0s ind; maajinizha'ang 3s - 0 conj; mayaajinizha'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; maajinizha'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /maajinizha'-/

nimaajinizha'aan1s - 0s ind es
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omaajinizha'aan3s - 0s ind es
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maajinizha'an 2s - 0 imp es
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Indaga maajinizha'an iwe maajiibii'igan.

Please post that letter.
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Ogii-maajinizha'aan bijiinaago 'i gaa-tazhiikang anokii-mazina'igan.

He sent in the proposal yesterday.
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maajinizha'an /maajinizha'-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-nizha'/
follow, send it

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

maajinizha'an vti send it off
(benefactive) maajinizha'amaw vta send (it) off to h/ (detransitive) maajinizha'ige vai s/he sends things off (verb of undergoing) maajinizha'igaade vii it is sent off (by someone), "they" send it off (verb of undergoing) maajinizha'igaazo vai s/he is sent off (by someone), "they" send h/ off

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