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ondamishkan vti nj
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be busy with it, occupy it



nindoondamishkaan 1s - 0s ind; odoondamishkaan 3s - 0s ind; ondamishkang 3s - 0 conj; wendamishkang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ondamishkan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ondamishk-/

nindoondamishkaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odoondamishkaan3s - 0s ind nj
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ondamishkang3s - 0 conj nj
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wendamishkang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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ondamishkan2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii'-ondamishkaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Awiya ogii'-ondamishkaan miiziiwigamig. Ingii-paabii'aa ji-giizhiitaad

Someone was occupying the bathroom. I waited for h/ to finish.
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ondamishkan /ondamishk-/: /ondam-/
busy
; /-shk/
act on it by foot or body; wear it

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Word Family

ondamishkan vti be busy with it, occupy it
(verb of undergoing) ondamishkigaade vii it is kept busy, is occupied by someone

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