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wiizingwaam vta es
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sleep over at h/ place, stay overnight with h/



niwiizingwaamaa 1s - 3s ind; owiizingwaamaan 3s - 3' ind; wiizingwaamaad 3s - 3' conj; waazingwaamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wiizingwaam 2s - 3s imp; Stem: /wiizingwaam-/

niwiizingwaamaa1s - 3s ind es
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owiizingwaamaan3s - 3' ind es
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wiizingwaamaad3s - 3' conj es
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waazingwaamaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wiizingwaam2s - 3s imp es
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Ogii-o-wiizingwaaman i'... iniw ojiwaaman gaa-onji-nikenanendid.

He went over and stayed with his friend -- that's why he was gone all night.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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