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ondami' vta es
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hinder h/; get in h/'s way; keep h/ busy or occupied



indoondami'aa 1s - 3s ind; nindoondami'aa 1s - 3s ind; nidoondami'aa 1s - 3s ind; nindoondami'ig 3s - 1s ind; nindoondami'igoo X - 1s ind; gidoondami'in 1s - 2s ind; gidoondami' 2s - 1s ind; odoondami'aan 3s - 3' ind; ondami'aa X - 3s ind; ondami'aad 3s - 3' conj; ondami'ind X - 3s conj; wendami'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wendami'ind X - 3s ch-conj; ondami' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ondami'-/

indoondami'aa1s - 3s ind es
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odoondami'aan3s - 3' ind es
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ondami'aad3s - 3' conj es
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wendami'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ondami'2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-ondami'aan iniw owiiwan aana-wii-baanizhaawenid.

He kept his wife busy although she wanted to filet fish.
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ondami' /ondami'-/: /ondam-/
busy
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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

ondami' vta hinder h/; get in h/'s way; keep h/ busy or occupied
(reciprocal) ondami'idiwag vai they get in each other's way, keep each other busy (detransitive) ondami'iwe vai s/he keeps people busy

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