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misawendan vti es
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want, desire it

Paired with: misawenim vta



nimisawendaan 1s - 0s ind; omisawendaan 3s - 0s ind; misawendang 3s - 0 conj; mesawendang 3s - 0 ch-conj; misawendan 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /misawend-/

nimisawendaan1s - 0s ind es
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omisawendaan3s - 0s ind es
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misawendang3s - 0 conj es
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mesawendang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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misawendan2s - 3 imp es
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Nimisawendaan ji-bi-nanaa'itooyamban iwe indesa'on

I wish you would come and fix my platform.
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Omisawendaan igo ji-wiinindiban imaa igiw zhengwaabanjigewaad.

He has a desire to be named to a panel of judges.
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misawendan /misawend-/: /misaw-/
desire
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind

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

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Word Family

misawendan vti want, desire it
(detransitive) misawenjige vai s/he wants, desires things

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