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mitin vta nj
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catch h/ in a violation



nimitinaa 1s - 3s ind; omitinaan 3s - 3' ind; mitinaad 3s - 3' conj; metinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; mitin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /mitin-/

nimitinaa1s - 3s ind es
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nj
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omitinaan3s - 3' ind es
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nj
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mitinaad3s - 3' conj es
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nj
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metinaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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mitin2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii'-mitinaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ningii'-mitinigoo gii-gimoodiyaan odaabaan. Mii dash omaa wenji-namdabiyaan biindig gibaakwa'odiiwigamigong.

I got caught stealing a car. That's why I'm sitting here in jail.
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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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