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niminaako vai es
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s/he goes out from shore on the ice



niniminaak 1s ind; niminaako 3s ind; niminaakod 3s conj; neminaakod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /niminaako-/

niminaako 3s ind es
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niminaakod3s conj es
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neminaakod3s ch-conj es
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Giishpin oshkading, gego niminaakoken.

If the ice is newly frozen, don't go out on the lake.
 es
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Naniizaanad ji-niminaakoyimban; onzaam bibagizi aw mikwam.

It's dangerous to go out on the ice because it's too thin.
 es
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Odoonji'aan ji-niminaakosinig gii-naniizaanak zaaga'igan.

He tells him not to go out on the ice when it's dangerous.
 nj
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Ogii-noogibinaan ini odayan jibwaa-niminaakowaad.

She stopped her horse before they got on the ice.
 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

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