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mayaawisidoon vti2 nj
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put or set it upright, put or set it straight up; correct it (something expressed in speech or writing)

Paired with: mayaawishim vta



nimayaawisidoon 1s - 0s ind; omayaawisidoon 3s - 0s ind; mayaawisidood 3s - 0 conj; meyaawisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; mayaawisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mayaawisid-/

nimayaawisidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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omayaawisidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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mayaawisidood3s - 0 conj nj
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meyaawisidood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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mayaawisidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii'-mayaawisidoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Ningii'-mayaawisidoon naboob jibwaa-ziigiseg.

I straightened up my (tilted) bowl up before the soup spilled out.
 nj
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Giishpin animikosing gidoonaagan, mayaawisidoon wii'-wiisiniyan.

If your plate is upside down, turn it up right to eat.
 nj
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Omayaawisidoon odikidowin.

S/he corrects h/ (own) speech (or story)
 nj
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mayaawisidoon /mayaawisid-/: /mayaaw-/
upright, straight up
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (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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