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ojibwemonodaw vta es
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speak Ojibwe to h/



indoojibwemonodawaa 1s - 3s ind; odoojibwemonodawaan 3s - 3' ind; ojibwemonodawaad 3s conj; wejibwemonodawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ojibwemonodaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ojibwemonodaw-/

indoojibwemonodawaa1s - 3s ind es
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odoojibwemonodawaan3s - 3' ind es
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ojibwemonodawaad3s conj es
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wejibwemonodawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ojibwemonodaw2s - 3 imp es
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Ojibwemonodaw go weweni ji-wiindamowad iwe ge-izhichiged.

Explain to him in Ojibwe what you want done.
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ojibwemonodaw /ojibwemonodaw-/: /ojibwemo-/ stem of ojibwemo vai ; /-nodaw/
[applicative]

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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