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ondandan vti es
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eat it from a certain place

Paired with: ondam vta



indoondandaan 1s - 0s ind; odoondandaan 3s - 0s ind; ondandang 3s - 0 conj; wendandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ondandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ondand-/

indoondandaan1s - 0s ind es
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odoondandaan3s - 0s ind es
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ondandang3s - 0 conj es
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wendandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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ondandan2s - 0 imp es
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ondandan /ondand-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-and/
act on it by mouth

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

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Word Family

ondandan vti eat it from a certain place
(detransitive) ondanjige vai s/he eats from there, gets h/ food from there

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