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mayaawishim vta nj
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put or set h/ or it (animate) upright, put or set h/ or it (animate) straight up

Paired with: mayaawisidoon vti2



nimayaawishimaa 1s - 3s ind; omayaawishimaan 3s - 3' ind; mayaawishimaad 3s - 3' conj; meyaawishimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; mayaawishim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mayaawishim-/

nimayaawishimaa1s - 3s ind nj
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omayaawishimaan3s - 3' ind nj
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mayaawishimaad3s - 3' conj nj
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mayaawishim2s - 3 imp nj
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Omayaawishimaan odakikoon jibwaa-ziigaagonashinid.

S/he straightens h/ pail before the sun melts the snow out from under it (and it tilts and spills).

Note:
when collecting sap in the spring
 nj
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mayaawishim /mayaawishim-/: /mayaaw-/
upright, straight up
; /-shim/
cause h/ to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put); impact h/ (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

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