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giimitaw vta es
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eavesdrop on h/



ingiimitawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiimitawaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiimitaag 3s - 1s ind; ogiimitawaan 3s - 3' ind; giimitawaad 3s - 3' conj; gaamitawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giimitaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giimitaw-/

nigiimitaag3s - 1s ind es
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ogiimitawaan3s - 3' ind es
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giimitawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gaamitawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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giimitaw 2s - 3 imp es
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es
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giimitaw /giimitaw-/: /giim-/
secretly
; /-taw/
hear h/

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

giimitaw vta eavesdrop on h/
(reciprocal) giimitaadiwag vai they eavesdrop on each other

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