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migi' vta nj
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make h/ bark



nimigi'aa 1s - 3s ind; omigi'aan 3s - 3' ind; migi'aad 3s - 3' conj; megi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; migi' 2s - 3 imp; gego migi'aaken 2s - 3 imp prohib; Stem: /migi'-/

nimigi'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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omigi'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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migi'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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megi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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migi'2s - 3 imp nj
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gego migi'aaken2s - 3 imp prohib nj
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ogii'-migi'aan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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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

migi vai s/he barks
(applicative) migidan vti bark at it (applicative) migizh vta bark at h/ (causative) migi' vta make h/ bark

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