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wiindan vti rg
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name it, mention its name, give it a name

Paired with: wiinzh vta



niwiindaan 1s - 0s ind; owiindaan 3s - 0s ind; wiindang 3s - 0 conj; waandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; wiindan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /wiind-/

niwiindaan1s - 0s ind rg
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owiindaan3s - 0s ind rg
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wiindang3s - 0 conj rg
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waandang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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wiindan 2s - 0 imp rg
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Gidanoonigoo ji-o-wiindaman i'iw oshki-aazhogan.

You have been hired to go name the new bridge.
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Nimaamaa ogii-izhi-wiindaan 'i manoomin, anishinaabe-manoomin.

My mother called wild rice "Indian rice".
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Ogii-wiindaan i'iwe oodena.

He named that town.
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Reduplicated Form: waawiindan

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

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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