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wiiji' vta es
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  1. help h/
  2. play with h/



niwiiji'aa 1s - 3s ind; niwiiji'ig 3s - 1s ind; niwiiji'igoo X - 1s ind; giwiiji'in 1s - 2s ind; giwiiji' 2s - 1s ind; owiiji'aan 3s - 3' ind; wiiji'aa X - 3s ind; wiiji'aad 3s - 3' conj; waaji'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiiji' 2s - 3 imp; wiiji'ishin 2s - 1s imp; Stem: /wiiji'-/

niwiiji'aa1s - 3s ind es
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niwiiji'ig3s - 1s ind nj
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niwiiji'igooX - 1s ind nj
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giwiiji'in1s - 2s ind nj
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giwiiji'2s - 1s ind nj
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owiiji'aan3s - 3' ind es
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wiiji'aaX - 3s ind nj
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wiiji'aad3s - 3' conj es
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nj
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waaji'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wiiji' 2s - 3 imp es
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wiiji'ishin2s - 1s imp nj
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Nimaamaa ko ngii-wiiji'aa gii-paasang waawaashkeshiwi-wiiyaas.

I used to help my mother when she dried deer meat.
 rg
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Gii-kagwaanisagendaagozi ko awe bezhig ikwezens gaa-wiiji'angid.

The one girl we used to play with was terrible.
 rg
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Ogii'-wiiji'aawaan gii-agwaasidoonid miijim odadaawewinan.

They helped him unload his groceries he bought.
 nj
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Gego memwech wiiji'ishiken. Mii go ji-gashkinag ji-aanjishimag.

You don't have to help me. I can lift it to move it over.
 nj
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Daga apii bi-wiiji'ishiikan wii'-okosidoowaan misan.

Could you please come and help me when I pile up the wood.
 nj
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wiiji' /wiiji'-/: /wiid-/
with, accompany
; /-'/
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

wiiji' vta
  1. help h/
  2. play with h/
(reciprocal) wiiji'idiwag vai [BL] [BR] [C] they help each other (detransitive) wiiji'iwe vai s/he accompanies (people); s/he goes along with (people), goes with (people) waawiiji' vta keep helping h/; help each of them
(reciprocal) waawiiji'idiwag vai they keep helping each other

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