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naazitaw vta nj
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go to where sound of h/ is

Paired with: naazitan vti



ninaazitawaa 1s - 3s ind; onaazitawaan 3s - 3' ind; naazitawaad 3s - 3' conj; naazitaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /naazitaw-/

ninaazitawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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onaazitawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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naazitawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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naazitaw2s - 3 imp nj
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Naazitaw gwiikwiingwa'o.

Go listen to the drumming partridge.
 nj
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Giishpin gizhiiweyaan, ninga-debitaagoo. Ninga-naazitaagoo.

If I'm loud enough, they'll hear me. They'll come and get me.
 nj
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Giishpin naazitawaad oga-mikawaan endanwewidaminid.

She'll find him if she follows the sound to where he's yelling from.
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naazitaw /naazitaw-/: /naad-/
fetch, go get, approach
; /-taw/
hear 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

naazitaw vta go to where sound of h/ is
(detransitive) naazitaage vai s/he goes to where the sound (of them) is, follows their sound

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