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giiwe'oodoon vti2 es
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take it home by boat

Paired with: giiwe'oozh vta



nigiiwe'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; ningiiwe'oodoon 1s - 0s ind; ogiiwe'oodoon 0s ind; giiwe'oodood 3s - 0 conj; gaawe'oodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; giiwe'oodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giiwe'ood-/

nigiiwe'oodoon1s - 0s ind es
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ningiiwe'oodoon1s - 0s ind nj
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ogiiwe'oodoon0s ind es
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nj
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giiwe'oodood3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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gaawe'oodood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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giiwe'oodoon2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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ogii-kiiwe'oodoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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giiwe'oodoon /giiwe'ood-/: /giiwe-/ stem of giiwe vai ; /-a'ood/
move it by medium, by boat

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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