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mookiitaw vta es
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attack h/ from hiding



nimookiitawaa 1s - 3s ind; omookiitawaan 3s - 3' ind; mookiitawaad 3s - 3' conj; mwaakiitawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; mookiitaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mookiitaw-/

nimookiitawaa1s - 3s ind es
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omookiitawaan3s - 3' ind es
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mookiitawaad3s - 3' conj es
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mookiitaw2s - 3 imp es
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mookiitaw /mookiitaw-/: /mookii-/ stem of mookii vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/

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

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Word Family

mookii vai s/he emerges, surfaces, comes out of somewhere
(applicative) mookiitaw vta attack h/ from hiding

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