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onji- pv rel

from a certain place; for a certain reason; because

Note:
wenji- is the form of the relative preverb onji- in changed conjunct verbs without any preceding preverb.



wenji- ch-conj;

Jiigibiig onji-maadasaa.

He's setting his net out from the shore.
 nj
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Gaawiin minwamanji'osii gaa-onji-nanaandomod.

He didn't feel good; that's why he went for treatment.
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Aaniin dash wenji-mawiyan.

Why are you crying?
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Gii-kawanaandamo'aawag igiw animoshag wenji-waabamaasiwadwaa,

They starved out the dogs - that's why you don't see them.
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Mii omaa ganabaj endanaadizid mikinaak. Apane omaa onji-bakobiigwaashkoni gii-bimi-ayaayaang.

I think that snapper lives there. It always jumps in off the rock when we go by.
 nj
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onji-/ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-i/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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