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wiizhaam vta es
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invite h/ (to join an activity), ask h/ along



niwiizhaamaa 1s - 3s ind; niwiizhaamigoo X - 1s ind; niwiizhaamig 3s - 1s ind; giwiizhaamin 1s - 2s ind; giwiizhaam 2s - 1s ind; owiizhaamaan 3s - 3' ind; wiizhaamaa X - 3s ind; wiizhaamaad 3s - 3' conj; waazhaamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiizhaam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wiizhaam-/

niwiizhaamaa1s - 3s ind es
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niwiizhaamig3s - 1s ind rg
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giwiizhaamin1s - 2s ind rg
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giwiizhaam2s - 1s ind rg
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owiizhaamaan3s - 3' ind rg
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es
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wiizhaamaad3s - 3' conj rg
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es
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waazhaamaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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es
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wiizhaam 2s - 3 imp rg
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es
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Indaana-gii-wiizhaamaa niwiijiiwaagan iwidi waabanda'iding.

I asked my mate to go along with me to the fair.
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Niwiizhaamig wii-mawadishiwed.

She's asking me to go along visiting.
 rg
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Gii-pabanaadendam aana-gii-wiizhaamind 'i wiiji'iwed iwidi wii-izhaawaad gichi-oodenaang.

He gave up even though he's been asked to go along with them when they were going to go to the city.
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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

wiizhaam vta invite h/ (to join an activity), ask h/ along
(detransitive) wiizhaange vai s/he invites people (to join an activity), asks people along (reciprocal) wiizhaandiwag vai they invite each other

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