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nakwe'amaw vta es
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join in singing with h/; pick up and sing after h/ starts as leader



ninakwe'amawaa 1s - 3s ind; ninakwe'amowaa 3s ind; onakwe'amawaan 3s - 3' ind; onakwe'amowaan 3s - 3' ind; nakwe'amawaad 3s - 3' conj; nakwe'amowaad 3s - 3' conj; nekwe'amawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nekwe'amowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nakwe'amaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nakwe'amaw-/

ninakwe'amawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ninakwe'amowaa3s ind es
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onakwe'amawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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onakwe'amowaan3s - 3' ind es
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nakwe'amawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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nakwe'amowaad3s - 3' conj es
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nekwe'amawaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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nekwe'amowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nakwe'amaw2s - 3 imp es
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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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