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onjii vai es
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s/he comes from a certain place

Paired with: onjiimagad vii



indoonjii 1s ind; nindoonjii 1s ind; nidoonjii 1s ind; onjii 3s ind; onjiid 3s conj; wenjiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /onjii-/

indoonjii1s ind es
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es
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onjii3s ind es
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Aandi wenjiiyan.

Where are you from?
 nj
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Bakaan inwewag igi anishinaabeg iwidi wenjiiwaad zhaaganaashiiwakiing.

The Natives that are from Canada sound different when they talk.
 rg
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Ombaashing izhiwiinde idi wenjiiyaan.

Ponemah is the place where I come from.
 es
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Miziwe onjiiwag ogowe anishinaabeg gaa-zhooshkwaada'ewaad.

These Indian hockey players come from all over.
 nj
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I'imaa gaa-onjiiyaan apane go anishinaabemowag.

Where I come from they speak the Native language.
 nj
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onjii /onjii-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-ii/

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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