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wiindamaw vta es
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tell h/ about (it), inform h/ about (it)

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There are two ways of pronouncing some of the forms of benefactive verbs using the final /-amaw/: some people have amaw in direct forms, but others have amow. All the speakers recorded have amaw in the imperative forms.



niwiindamawaa 1s - 3s ind; niwiindamowaa 1s - 3s ind; owiindamawaan 3s - 3' ind; owiindamowaan 3s - 3' ind; niwiindamaag 3s - 1s ind; giwiindamoon 1s - 2s ind; giwiindamaw 2s - 1s ind; wiindamawaad 3s - 3' conj; wiindamowaad 3s - 3' conj; waandamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; waandamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiindamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiindamaw-/

niwiindamawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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niwiindamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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owiindamawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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lw
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owiindamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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niwiindamaag3s - 1s ind rg
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giwiindamoon1s - 2s ind rg
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lw
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giwiindamaw2s - 1s ind rg
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wiindamawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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lw
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waandamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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waandamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wiindamaw2s - 3 imp rg
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Daga wiindamaw ji-ni-giiwed 'a gwiiwizens.

Tell that boy to go home.
 rg
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Ojibwemonodaw go weweni ji-wiindamowad iwe ge-izhichiged.

Explain to him in Ojibwe what you want done.
 es
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Gii-kwiinawi-inendam gii-pi-wiindamawind gichi-aakozinid ookomisan.

He didn't know what to think when they came and told him his grandmother was very ill.
 es
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Giishpin ondamiziyan, niin giga-ozhibii'igetamawin. Wiindamawishin waa'-ikidoyan.

If you are too busy, I'll write the letter for you. Just tell me what you want to say.
 nj
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Gego memwech wiindamawaaken. Aazha ogikendaan waa'-izhichiged.

You don't have to tell him. He already knows what to do.
 nj
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wiindamaw /wiindamaw-/: /wiind-/ stem of wiindan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

(benefactive) wiindamaw vta tell h/ about (it), inform h/ about (it)
(reciprocal) wiindamaadiwag vai they tell each other something (reflexive) wiindamaadizo vai s/he tells h/ self something (detransitive) wiindamaage vai s/he tells (it) to people, announces (it) to people, informs people
wiindan vti name it, mention its name, give it a name
(benefactive) wiindamaw vta tell h/ about (it), inform h/ about (it)

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