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okawitoon vti2 es
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find the tracks of it

Paired with: okawi' vta



indookawitoon 1s - 0s ind; nindookawitoon 1s - 0s ind; nidookawitoon 1s - 0s ind; odookawitoon 3s - 0s ind; okawitood 3s - 0 conj; wekawitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; okawitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /okawit-/

indookawitoon1s - 0s ind es
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odookawitoon3s - 0s ind es
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okawitood3s - 0 conj es
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wekawitood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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okawitoon2s - 0 imp es
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Mii 'i gii-okawitood iwe odaabaan bemegising iwe gaa-kimooding.

He found the tracks of the car that was stolen.
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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.

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