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onji' vta es
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tell h/ not to do something; forbid, prohibit h/ from doing something



indoonji'aa 1s - 3s ind; odoonji'aan 3s - 3' ind; onji'aad 3s - 3' conj; wenji'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; onji' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /onji'-/

indoonji'aa1s - 3s ind es
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odoonji'aan3s - 3' ind es
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onji'aad3s - 3' conj es
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wenji'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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onji'2s - 3 imp es
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Aana-onji'agwaa igiw abinoojiinyag, onjida miigaadiwaad.

Although I told the kids not to, they keep on fighting.
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Odoonji'aan ji-niminaakosinig gii-naniizaanak zaaga'igan.

He tells him not to go out on the ice when it's dangerous.
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onji' /onji'-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-'/
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

onji' vta tell h/ not to do something; forbid, prohibit h/ from doing something
(reciprocal) onji'idiwag vai they tell each other not to do something; they forbid each other (detransitive) onji'iwe vai s/he tells people not to do something, prohibits or forbids people to do something

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