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wiidookaw vta es
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help h/



niwiidookawaa 1s - 3s ind; owiidookawaan 3s - 3' ind; wiidookawaad 3s - 3' conj; waadookawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiidookaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiidookaw-/

niwiidookawaa1s - 3s ind es
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owiidookawaan3s - 3' ind es
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wiidookawaad3s - 3' conj es
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waadookawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wiidookaw2s - 3 imp es
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Indaga o-wiidookaw awe nookomis baadaadagaaziid.

Please go help my grandmother wade across.
 es
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Nindaanis ningii-wiidookaag gii-gashkigwaadamaang niwaaboowayaan.

My daughter helped when we sewed my blanket.
 rg
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Ningii-wiidookawaa niinim gii-tazhiikang iwe, i'iw manoomin. Ingii-kidasige.

I helped my brother-in-law when he processed wild rice. I parched the rice.
 rg
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Maagizhaa awiya gidaa-wiidookawaa.

Maybe you can help somebody.
 nj
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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.

Word Family

wiidookaw vta help h/
(detransitive) wiidookaage vai s/he helps people (reflexive) wiidookaazo vai s/he helps (reflexive) wiidookodaadizo vai s/he helps h/ self (reciprocal) wiidookodaadiwag vai they help each other

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