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miikwa'an vti es
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hit it dead center with something

Paired with: miikwa' vta



nimiikwa'aan 1s - 0s ind; omiikwa'aan 3s - 0s ind; miikwa'ang 3s - 0 conj; maakwa'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; miikwa'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /miikwa'-/

nimiikwa'aan1s - 0s ind nj
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omiikwa'aan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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miikwa'ang3s - 0 conj nj
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maakwa'ang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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miikwa'an 2s - 0 imp nj
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Ogii-miikwa'aan 'i bikwaakwad awe bagitejii'igewinini.

The batter hit the ball.
 es
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Ogii'-miikwa'aan gaa-waawiyeyaanig gaa-goda'aakwed.

She hit the bull's eye when target shooting.
 nj
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miikwa'an /miikwa'-/: /miikw-/
hit on
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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

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Word Family

miikwa'an vti hit it dead center with something
(verb of undergoing) miikwa'igaade vii it is hit dead center (by someone) (verb of undergoing) miikwa'igaazo vai s/he, it (animate) is hit dead center (by someone) (detransitive) miikwa'ige vai s/he hits something dead center (using something)

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