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maazhise vai lw
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s/he has things go wrong, has bad luck



nimaazhise 1s ind; maazhise 3s ind; maazhised 3s conj; mayaazhised 3s part; Stem: /maazhise-/

nimaazhise1s ind lw
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es
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maazhise3s ind lw
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es
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maazhised3s conj lw
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es
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mayaazhised3s part gh
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Aaniish igo naa gaa-wii-onaapinakiiyin iwidi ataagewigamigong. | Ingii-maazhise aana-gii-o-wiikobijigeyaan.

How did you fare at the casino. | I had bad luck, I didn't win anything.
 es
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maazhise /maazhise-/: /maaN-/
bad, malformed, poor(ly)
; /-se/
s/he flies, falls, has something happen to h/ quickly or spontaneously

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

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