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onzo vta rg
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boil h/

Paired with: onzan vti



indoonzwaa 1s - 3s ind; nindoonzwaa 1s - 3s ind; nidoonzwaa 1s - 3s ind; odoonzwaan 3s - 3' ind; onzwaad 3s - 3' conj; wenzwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; onzo 2s - 3 imp; onzwi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /onzw-/

indoonzwaa1s - 3s ind es
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nindoonzwaa1s - 3s ind rg
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odoonzwaan3s - 3' ind rg
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es
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onzwaad3s - 3' conj rg
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es
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wenzwaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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es
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onzo 2s - 3 imp rg
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Gidaa-onzwaa na awe giingoo.

Can you boil that fish?
 rg
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Nindoonzwaag miskojiisiminag.

I'm boiling beans.
 rg
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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.

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