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nanaa'itoon vti2 es
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fix, repair it

Paired with: nanaa'i' vta



ninanaa'itoon 1s - 0s ind; onanaa'itoon 3s - 0s ind; nanaa'itood 3s - 0 conj; nenaa'itood 3s - 0 ch-conj; nanaa'itoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nanaa'it-/

ninanaa'itoon1s - 0s ind es
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onanaa'itoon3s - 0s ind es
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nanaa'itood3s - 0 conj es
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nenaa'itood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nanaa'itoon2s - 0 imp es
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Niibowa gii-izhise gii-nanaa'itood ojiimaan.

It cost him a lot to fix his boat.
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Niwii-nanaa'itoon indoodaabaanens.

I want to fix my little car.
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Nimisawendaan ji-bi-nanaa'itooyamban iwe indesa'on

I wish you would come and fix my platform.
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nanaa'itoon /nanaa'it-/: /nanaa'-/
fix, repair
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it

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

nanaa'itoon vti2 fix, repair it
(benefactive) nanaa'itaw vta fix, repair (it) for h/ (benefactive) nanaa'itamaw vta fix, repair (it) for h/ (detransitive) nanaa'ichige vai s/he fixes, repairs things (verb of undergoing) nanaa'ichigaade vii it is fixed, repaired (by someone), "they" fix, repair it (verb of undergoing) nanaa'ichigaazo vai s/he is fixed, repaired (by someone), "they" fix, repair h/

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