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nakwetaw vta es
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answer h/

Paired with: nakwetan vti



ninakwetawaa 1s - 3s ind; onakwetawaan 3s - 3' ind; nakwetawaad 3s - 3' conj; nekwetawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nakwetaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nakwetaw-/

ninakwetawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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es
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onakwetawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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nakwetawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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nekwetawaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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nakwetaw2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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Bijiinag apii ninga-nakwetawaa.

I'll answer her later.
 rg
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Gezhidine onakwetawaan ookomisan gaa-inanoonigod.

He answers his grandma's requests right away.
 nj
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Neyaab igo ninakwetaag gii-ganoonag.

He answered me back right away when I called him.
 nj
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nakwetaw /nakwetaw-/: /nakwe-/
catch, receive, meet, respond
; /-taw/
hear 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.

Word Family

nakwetaw vta answer h/
(detransitive) nakwetaage vai s/he answers (people) (reciprocal) nakwetaadiwag vai they answer each other; they converse

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