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mijidwe vai es
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s/he orders, sends for something through a third party



nimijidwe 1s ind; mijidwe 3s ind; mijidwed 3s conj; mejidwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mijidwe-/

nimijidwe1s ind es
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mijidwe3s ind es
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mijidwed3s conj es
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mejidwed3s ch-conj es
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Ningii-mijidwe bezhigwaatig bakwezhigan noongom eshkwaa-naawakweg.

I ordered a loaf of bread through someone this afternoon.
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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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