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miinobidoon vti2 es
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straighten it (with hands)

Paired with: miinobizh vta



nimiinobidoon 1s - 0s ind; omiinobidoon 3s - 0s ind; miinobidood 3p - 0 conj; maanobidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; miinobidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /miinobid-/

nimiinobidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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omiinobidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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miinobidood3p - 0 conj nj
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maanobidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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miinobidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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Miinobidoon mazinaakizon gaa-anibegoodeg.

Straighten the picture that's hanging crooked.
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miinobidoon /miinobid-/: /miinw-/
straighten, correct something
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on 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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