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mawinzwaadan vti es
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pick it (fruit or berries)

Paired with: mawinzwaazh vta



nimawinzwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nimawinzwaadaanan 1s - 0p ind; omawinzwaadaan 3s - 0s ind; omawinzwaadaanan 3s - 0p ind; mawinzwaadang 3s - 0 conj; mewinzwaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; mawinzwaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mawinzwaad-/

nimawinzwaadaan1s - 0s ind es
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nimawinzwaadaanan1s - 0p ind nj
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omawinzwaadaan3s - 0s ind es
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omawinzwaadaanan3s - 0p ind nj
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mawinzwaadang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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mewinzwaadang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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es
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mawinzwaadan2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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ogii'-mawinzwaadaanan3s - 0p ind pst nj
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Omawinzwaadaan iw ode'imini-gitigaan.

He's picking the strawberry patch.
 es
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mawinzwaadan /mawinzwaad-/: /mawinzo-/ stem of mawinzo vai ; /-aad/
act on it

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

mawinzo vai s/he picks berries
(applicative) mawinzwaadan vti pick it (fruit or berries) (applicative) mawinzwaazh vta pick h/ (fruit or berries)

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