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mikom vta nj
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mention h/; come to h/ mind

Paired with: mikondan vti



nimikomaa 1s - 3s ind; omikomaan 3s - 3' ind; mikomaa X - 3s ind; mikomaad 3s - 3' conj; mekomaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; mikom 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mikom-/

nimikomaa1s - 3s ind es
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nj
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omikomaan3s - 3' ind es
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nj
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mikomaaX - 3s ind nj
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mikomaad3s - 3' conj es
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nj
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mekomaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nj
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mikom2s - 3 imp es
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nj
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Baapi'idiwag dazhimaawaad ogete-wiinimoshenyiwaan. Daabida iniwe gaa-mikomaawaad.

They laugh together when they mention an old sweetheart of theirs. They're talking about the same guy!
 nj
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Ogii-mikomaan iniw ogete-wiiwan.

He talked about his ex-wife.
 es
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mikom /mikom-/: /mikaw-/
find, discover
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech

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.

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