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zaamin vta nj
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[BL]

touch h/ (with hand)

Paired with: zaaminan vti [BL]



ninzaaminaa 1s - 3s ind; ninzaaminig 3s - 1s ind; gizaaminin 1s - 2s ind; gizaamin 2s - 1s ind; ozaaminaan 3s - 3' ind; zaaminaad 3s - 3' conj; zaamin 2s - 3 imp; gego zaaminaaken 2s - 3 imp prohib; Stem: /zaamin-/

ninzaaminaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ninzaaminig3s - 1s ind nj
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gizaaminin1s - 2s ind nj
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gizaamin2s - 1s ind nj
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ozaaminaan3s - 3' ind nj
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zaaminaad3s - 3' conj nj
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zaamin2s - 3 imp nj
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gego zaaminaaken2s - 3 imp prohib nj
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Gego zaaminaaken awe manidoosh.

Don't touch that bug.
 nj
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zaamin /zaamin-/: /zaam-/
touched
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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

zaamin vta [BL] touch h/ (with hand)
(reciprocal) zaaminidiwag vai [BL] they touch each other

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