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naada'oozh vta lw
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go to get h/ by boat



ninaada'oonaa 1s - 3s ind; onaada'oonaan 3s - 3' ind; naada'oonaad 3s - 3' conj; nayaada'oonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; naada'oozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /naada'ooN-/

ninaada'oonaa1s - 3s ind gh
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onaada'oonaan3s - 3' ind gh
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lw
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naada'oonaad3s - 3' conj gh
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lw
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nayaada'oonaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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naada'oozh 2s - 3 imp gh
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lw
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es
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Giga-bi-naada'oozh ina omaa ziibiinsing.

Will you come and get me (by boat) here at the stream?
 es
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Ogii-naada'oonaan iniwen odakikoonsiman gaa-niigosenid.

He retrieved that guy whose motor broke down (out in the lake).
 es
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naada'oozh /naada'ooN-/: /naad-/
fetch, go get, approach
; /-a'ooN/
move h/ or it (animate) by medium, move h/ or it (animate) on the water

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

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