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ojibwemo vai es
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s/he speaks Ojibwe



indoojibwem 1s ind; nindoojibwem 1s ind; nidoojibwem 1s ind; ojibwemo 3s ind; ojibwemod 3s conj; wejibwemod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ojibwemo-/

indoojibwem1s ind es
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ojibwemo3s ind es
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ojibwemod3s conj es
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wejibwemod3s ch-conj es
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Nitaa-ojibwemowag igi abinoojiinyag gekinoo'amawindwaa iwidi Waadookodaading.

The children who go to school at Waadookodaading know how to speak Ojibwe.
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Ojibwemo noongom awe gaa-waabamag zhaaganaashiiwanishinaabe.

That Canadian Indian I saw today speaks Ojibwe,
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ojibwemo /ojibwemo-/: /ojibwew-/ stem of ojibwe na ; /-mo/
s/he speaks
Reduplicated Form: wawojibwemo

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

ojibwemo vai s/he speaks Ojibwe
(applicative) ojibwemotaw vta speak Ojibwe to h/
(reciprocal) ojibwemotaadiwag vai they speak Ojibwe to each other
(applicative) ojibwemonodaw vta [RL] speak Ojibwe to h/
(reciprocal) ojibwemonodaadiwag vai [RL] they speak Ojibwe to each other
(derived noun) ojibwemowin ni the Ojibwe language

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