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ojibwewi vai es
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s/he is Ojibwe



indoojibwew 1s ind; nindoojibwew 1s ind; nidoojibwew 1s ind; ojibwewi 3s ind; ojibwewid 3s conj; wejibwewid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ojibwewi-/

indoojibwew1s ind es
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ojibwewi3s ind es
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ojibwewid3s conj es
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wejibwewid3s ch-conj es
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ojibwewi /ojibwewi-/: /ojibwew-/ stem of ojibwe na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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

ojibwe na an Ojibwe
(verb of being) ojibwewi vai s/he is Ojibwe

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