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ondendi vai

s/he is gone from a certain place, absent from a certain place



indoondend 1s ind; nindoondend 1s ind; nidoondend 1s ind; ondendi 3s ind; ondendid 3s conj; wendendid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ondendi-/

Bemijigamaag ningii-izhaamin. Ningii-naajimiijimemin. Gabe-giizhik ningii-ondendimin.

We went to Bemidji. We went after some groceries. We were gone all day.
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Gii-waabananokii awe gabe-dibik gaa-ondendid.

The one who was gone all night was working.
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Gabeya'ii ondendi izhaad oodenaang.

It really took him a long time to go to town.
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ondendi /ondendi-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-endi/
s/he is absent

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