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andone' vta es
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look for, seek h/

Paired with: andone'an vti See also: nandone' vta



ninandone'waa 1s - 3s ind; onandone'waan 3s - 3' ind; andone'waad 3s - 3' conj; endone'waad 3s - 3' ch-conj; andone' 2s - 3 imp; andone'wi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /(n)andone'w-/

ninandone'waa1s - 3s ind es
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onandone'waan3s - 3' ind es
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andone'waad3s - 3' conj es
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endone'waad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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andone'2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-andone'waan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ogii-kwiinomaan iniw oosan gaa-onji-andone'waad.

He got lonesome for his dad so went and looked for him.
 es
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Gaawiin ingoji ningii'-waabamaasii aana-gii'-andone'wag John.

I couldn't see John anywhere when I searched for him.
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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