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wiijiiw vta nj
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go with, come with, accompany h/



niwiijiiwaa 1s - 3s ind; niwiijiiwig 3s - 1s ind; giwiijiiw 2s - 1s ind; giwiijiiwin 1s - 2s ind; owiijiiwaan 3s - 3' ind; wiijiiwaad 3s - 3' conj; waajiiwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiijiiw 2s - 3 imp; wiijiiwishin 2s - 1s imp; gego wiijiiwaaken 2s - 3 imp prohib; Stem: /wiijiiw-/

niwiijiiwaa1s - 3s ind es
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niwiijiiwig3s - 1s ind nj
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giwiijiiw2s - 1s ind rg
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giwiijiiwin1s - 2s ind rg
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owiijiiwaan3s - 3' ind es
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wiijiiwaad3s - 3' conj es
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waajiiwaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wiijiiw2s - 3 imp es
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wiijiiwishin2s - 1s imp es
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gego wiijiiwaaken2s - 3 imp prohib es
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Ambe daga wiijiiwishin. Naadidaa i'iw doodooshaaboo imaa adaawewigamigong.

Come on with me. Let's go after some milk at the store.
 es
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Gidaa-wiijiiwim ina.

Could you guys go with me?
 rg
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Gaawiin geyaabi owiijiiwaasiin onaabeman.

She’s not with her husband any more.
 nj
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Giwii-wiijiiwin

I want to go with you.
 rg
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Ningii-wiijiiwaanaan nimaamaayinaan gii-mawinzoyaang. Niin dash ningii-ni-gagiiginaanan iniw miinan memaangiminagakin.

We went with our mother blueberry picking and I picked the biggest ones.
 rg
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Dan owiijiiwaa' gaa-andawawinzonid.

Dan goes with the berry pickers.
 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

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Word Family

wiijiiw vta go with, come with, accompany h/
(derived noun) wiijiiwaagan na a partner, a companion
(verb of possession) owiijiiwaagani vai s/he has a partner, has a companion

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