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niimi' vta es
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hold a dance for h/; make h/ dance



niniimi'aa 1s - 3s ind; niniimi'ig 3s - 1s ind; giniimi'in 1s - 2s ind; giniimi' 2s - 1s ind; oniimi'aan 3s - 3' ind; niimi'aa X - 3s ind; niimi'aad 3s - 3' conj; naami'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; niimi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /niimi'-/

niniimi'aa1s - 3s ind es
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niniimi'ig3s - 1s ind es
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giniimi'in1s - 2s ind es
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giniimi'2s - 1s ind es
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oniimi'aan3s - 3' ind es
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niimi'aaX - 3s ind es
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niimi'aad3s - 3' conj es
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naami'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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niimi'2s - 3 imp es
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Niimi'aawag igiweg ikwezensag weshki-biindigeshimowaad.

They are having a special dance for the women who just entered the circle.
 es
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niimi' /niimi'-/: /niimi-/ stem of niimi vai ; /-'/
cause h/ to be or to act 
naaniimi' vta

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

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Word Family

niimi vai s/he dances
(verb of pretending) niimikaazo vai s/he pretends to dance (causative) niimi' vta hold a dance for h/; make h/ dance
(detransitive) niimi'iwe vai s/he gives a dance (reciprocal) niimi'idiwag vai they dance
(derived noun) niimi'idiwin ni a dance; a powwow

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