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mawinzwaazh vta es
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pick h/ (fruit or berries)

Paired with: mawinzwaadan vti



nimawinzwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; nimawinzwaanaag 1s - 3p ind; omawinzwaanaan 3s - 3' ind; omawinzwaanaa' 3s - 3'p ind; mawinzwaanaad 3s - 3' conj; mewinzwaanaad ch-conj; mawinzwaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mawinzwaaN-/

nimawinzwaanaag1s - 3p ind nj
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omawinzwaanaa'3s - 3'p ind nj
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mawinzwaanaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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mewinzwaanaad ch-conj nj
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es
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mawinzwaazh2s - 3 imp es
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nj
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ogii'-mawinzwaanaa'3s - 3'p ind pst nj
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Mawinzwaazh igiw miskominag.

Pick those raspberries.
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Nimawinzwaanaag miskominag.

I'm picking raspberries.
 es
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mawinzwaazh /mawinzwaaN-/: /mawinzo-/ stem of mawinzo vai ; /-aaN/
act on h/

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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