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wanendan vti es
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forget, ignore it

Paired with: wanenim vta



niwanendaan 1s - 0s ind; owanendaan 3s - 0s ind; wanendang 3s - 0 conj; wanendang 3s ch-conj; wanendan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /wanend-/

niwanendaan1s - 0s ind es
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owanendaan3s - 0s ind es
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wanendang3s - 0 conj es
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wanendang3s ch-conj es
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wanendan2s - 0 imp es
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gego wanendangen2s - 0 imp prohib es
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Wa taasayaa! Mii gosha naa gii-wanendamaan nibaashkizigan.

Oh! I forgot my gun.
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wanendan /wanend-/: /wan-/
wrong, lost
; /-end/
act by thought on it; perceive it by thought; feel in the mind

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

wanendan vti forget, ignore it
(verb of undergoing) wanenjigaade vii it is forgotten (by someone), "they" forget it

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