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miigaadan vti es
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fight it

Paired with: miigaazh vta



nimiigaadaan 1s - 0s ind; omiigaadaan 3s - 0s ind; miigaadang 3s - 0 conj; maagaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; miigaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /miigaad-/

nimiigaadaan1s - 0s ind es
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omiigaadaan3s - 0s ind es
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nj
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miigaadang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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maagaadang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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miigaadan2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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Gii-kinjiba'iwe aana-wii-pi-naanind ji-o-miigaadang ishkode.

The one they were going to go pick up to fight the fire ran away.
 es
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Omiigaadaanaawaa ishkode.

They are fighting a fire.
 es
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Omiigaadaan odanokiiwin ji-ganawendang.

She's fighting to keep her job.
 nj
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Nimiigaadaan indakiim ji-ganawendamaan.

I'm fighting to keep my land.
 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

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