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mizhakwad vii rg
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the sky is clear; it is good weather



mizhakwad 0s ind; mizhakwak 0s conj; mezhakwak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /mizhakwad-/

mizhakwad0s ind rg
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mizhakwak0s conj rg
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es
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gh
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lw
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gaawiin mizhakwasinoon0s ind neg rg
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Gichi-nanaamadabi naanaagadawendang miinawaa bagosendang ji-mizhakwadinig.

He's sitting there thinking and wishing it would clear up.
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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.

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