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miikinji' vta es
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provoke, tease, harass, bully h/



nimiikinji'aa 1s - 3s ind; nimiikinji'ig 3s - 1s ind; gimiikinji'in 1s - 2s ind; gimiikinji' 2s - 1s ind; omiikinji'aan 3s - 3' ind; miikinji'aad 3s - 3' conj; maakinji'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; miikinji' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /miikinji'-/

nimiikinji'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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es
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nimiikinji'ig3s - 1s ind nj
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es
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gimiikinji'in1s - 2s ind nj
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gimiikinji'2s - 1s ind nj
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omiikinji'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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miikinji'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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maakinji'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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miikinji'2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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Nimiikinji'ig onjida wenji-doodang.

He's doing that just to badger me.
 es
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Gego ishke naa miikinji'aaken awe gimindimooyenyim.

Don't tease your old lady.
 es
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Daga sa naa. Gego gii-miikinji'iyan.

Oh, come on. Don't flirt with me.
 nj
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Gegesa nimigoshkaadenimaa, apane gaa-miikinji'id. Bi-mamadweyaakwa'ige, mii dash ezhi-gaazod.

I'm so annoyed with that person that teases me all the time. He always knocks on my door and then hides.
 nj
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Eniwek igo obooni'aan iniwe apane gaa-miikinji'aad.

He's starting to lay off bothering her all the time.
 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

miikinji' vta provoke, tease, harass, bully h/
(reciprocal) miikinji'idiwag vai they provoke, tease, harass, bully each other (detransitive) miikinji'iwe vai s/he provokes, teases, harasses, bullies people

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