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maajinizhikaw vta es
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chase h/ off

Paired with: maajinizhikan vti



nimaajinizhikawaa 1s - 3s ind; omaajinizhikawaan 3s - 3' ind; maajinizhikawaad 3s - 3' conj; mayaajinizhikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; maajinizhikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /maajinizhikaw-/

nimaajinizhikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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omaajinizhikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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nj
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maajinizhikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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nj
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maajinizhikaw2s - 3 imp es
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nj
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ogii'-maajinizhikawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ogii-maajinizhikawaan iniw bemibatoonid omaa.

He started chasing that person running by here.
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Gitigewinini omaajinizhikawaa' obizhikiima'.

The farmer is chasing his cattle (out of the pasture).
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maajinizhikaw /maajinizhikaw-/: /maad-/
start, move off
; /-nizhikaw/
chase h/

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

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