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mikaw vta es
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find h/

Paired with: mikan vti



nimikawaa 1s - 3s ind; omikawaan 3s - 3' ind; mikawaad 3s - 3' conj; mekawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; mikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mikaw-/

nimikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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nj
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omikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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nj
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mikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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nj
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mekawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nj
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mikaw2s - 3 imp es
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nj
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ogii-mikawaan3p - 3' ind pst es
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ogii'-mikawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Gidagizi 'a miigwan gaa-mikawag.

The feather I found is spotted.
es
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Ngii-mikawaa asiniins imaa jiigibiig.

I found a stone by the lake.
 lw
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Ogii'-mikawaan odoodaabaanan gaa-gii'-kimoodimind.

He found the car the was stolen from him.
 nj
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mikaw /mikaw-/: /mik-/
find, discover
; /-aw/
do it for h/
Reduplicated Form: mamikaw

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

mikaw vta find h/
(detransitive) mikaage vai s/he finds people

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