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anaamim vta es
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blame h/ (in speech), accuse h/



indanaamimaa 1s - 3s ind; nindanaamimaa 1s - 3s ind; nidanaamimaa 1s - 3s ind; odanaamimaan 3s - 3' ind; anaamimaad 3s - 3' conj; enaamimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; anaamim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /anaamim-/

indanaamimaa1s - 3s ind es
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odanaamimaan3s - 3' ind es
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anaamimaad3s - 3' conj es
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enaamimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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anaamim2s - 3 imp es
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Ingii-anaamimigoo nabagaabikak i'iw odaabaanish.

They blame me for that dent on that old car.
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Niin ina gidanaamim. Gaawiin gosha niin 'omaa ningii'-ayaasii dibikong.

Are you blaming me? I wasn't even here last night.
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anaamim /anaamim-/: /anaam-/
under
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech

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

anaamim vta blame h/ (in speech), accuse h/
(reflexive) anaamindizo vai s/he blames h/ self (reciprocal) anaamindiwag vai they blame, accuse each other (detransitive) anaaminge vai s/he blames, accuses people

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