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jiibaakwaadan vti rg
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cook it

Paired with: jiibaakwaazh vta



injiibaakwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; ninjiibaakwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nijiibaakwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; ojiibaakwaadaan 3s - 0s ind; jiibaakwaadang 3s - 0 conj; jaabaakwaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; jiibaakwaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /jiibaakwaad-/

injiibaakwaadaan1s - 0s ind rg
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ojiibaakwaadaan3s - 0s ind rg
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jiibaakwaadang3s - 0 conj rg
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jaabaakwaadang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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jiibaakwaadan 2s - 0 imp rg
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jiibaakwaadan /jiibaakwaad-/: /jiibaakwe-/ stem of jiibaakwe vai ; /-d/
act on it

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

jiibaakwe vai s/he cooks
(applicative) jiibaakwaadan vti cook it (applicative) jiibaakwaazh vta cook it (animate)

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