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miijin vti3 es
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eat it

Paired with: amo vta



nimiijiin 1s - 0s ind; omiijin 3s - 0s ind; miijid 3s - 0 conj; maajid 3s - 0 ch-conj; miijin 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /miiji-/

nimiijiin1s - 0s ind es
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omiijin3s - 0s ind es
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miijid3s - 0 conj es
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maajid3s - 0 ch-conj es
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miijin2s - 0 imp es
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gego miijiken2s - 0 imp prohib es
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Gaawiin wiiyaas ninitaa-miijisiin.

I don't eat meat.
 es
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Ogii-maanikaagonan iniw miinan gii-miijid. Onzaam ogii-aabiinjitoonan.

The blueberries he was eating didn't agree with him. He pigged out on them.
 es
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Nimiijinan ziinzibaakwadoonsan.

I'm eating candies.
 rg
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Naboob niziiga'aan imaa boozikinaaganing wii-miijiyaan.

I'm putting the soup into a bowl to eat.
 rg
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Gego miijiken gaa-boozaag. Mii iwe ge-onji-zhiiwaakiganeyan.

Don't eat greasy things. That's going to give you heartburn.
 nj
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NIndaanawenimigoo gaa-inizekweyaan. Gaawiin omiijisiinaawaa.

They don't like my cooking. They didn't even eat it.
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: maamiijin

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

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