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onjinazh vta es
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injure, kill h/ for a certain reason; get h/ as game from a certain place, catch h/ as game at a certain place



indoonjinanaa 1s - 3s ind; nindoonjinanaa 1s - 3s ind; nidoonjinanaa 1s - 3s ind; odoonjinanaan 3s - 3' ind; onjinanaad 3s - 3' conj; wenjinanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; onjinazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /onjinaN-/

indoonjinanaa1s - 3s ind es
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odoonjinanaan3s - 3' ind es
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onjinanaad3s - 3' conj es
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wenjinanaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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onjinazh 2s - 3 imp es
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onjinazh /onjinaN-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-naN/
pursue, injure, kill h/

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

onjinazh vta injure, kill h/ for a certain reason; get h/ as game from a certain place, catch h/ as game at a certain place
(reciprocal) onjinanidiwag vai they injure, kill each other for a certain reason

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