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noodin vii rg
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it is windy; the wind blows; there is a wind



noodin 0s ind; nooding 0s conj; nwaading 0s ch-conj; Stem: /noodin-/

noodin0s ind rg
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nooding0s conj rg
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Gichi-gashkiiwaanakwad miinawaa noodin. Ganabaj wii-... wii-mikwamiikaa.

There are dark clouds and it's windy. I think it's going to hail.
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Gichi-noodin wenji-gichi-wewebaasing i'iw okikiwe'on.

The wind is blowing hard. That's why that flag is fluttering.
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Reduplicated Form: naanoodin

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

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