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wiinandan vti rg
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get it dirty with the mouth

Paired with: wiinam vta [BL]



niwiinandaan 1s - 0s ind; owiinandaan 3s - 0s ind; wiinandang 3s - 0 conj; waanandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; Stem: /wiinand-/

niwiinandaan1s - 0s ind rg
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owiinandaan3s - 0s ind rg
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wiinandang3s - 0 conj rg
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waanandang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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wiinandan /wiinand-/: /wiin-/
dirty
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth: eat it, chew it

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

wiinandan vti get it dirty with the mouth
(detransitive) wiinanjige vai s/he gets things dirty with the mouth, gets things dirty by eating them; s/he eats dirty things

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