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mookawaazh vta es
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cry after h/, cry for h/; cry to go along with h/



nimookawaanaa 1s - 3s ind; nimookawaanig 3s - 1s ind; gimookawaanin 1s - 2s ind; gimookawaazh 2s - 1s ind; omookawaanaan 3s - 3' ind; mookawaanaad 3s - 3' conj; mookawaazh 2s - 3 imp; gego mookawaanaaken 2s - 3 imp prohib; gego mookawaanishiken 2s - 1s imp prohib; Stem: /mookawaaN-/

nimookawaanaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nimookawaanig3s - 1s ind nj
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gimookawaanin1s - 2s ind nj
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gimookawaazh2s - 1s ind nj
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omookawaanaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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mookawaanaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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mookawaazh2s - 3 imp es
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gego mookawaanaaken2s - 3 imp prohib nj
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gego mookawaanishiken2s - 1s imp prohib nj
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Ogii-mookawaanaan iniw ookomisan gaa-ni-zaaga'aminid.

He cried for his grandmother who just went out.
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Judy omookawaanaan oosan gii-ani-maajaanid.

Judy is crying for her dad as he leaves.
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mookawaazh /mookawaaN-/: /mookaw-/
cry, weep
; /-aaN/
act on h/

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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