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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is a searchable, talking Ojibwe-English dictionary that features the voices of Ojibwe speakers. It is also a gateway into the Ojibwe collections at the Minnesota Historical Society.
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ganawendamaw vta take care of, protect, keep (it) for h/. ganawenindiwag vai they take care of each other. ganawenindizo vai s/he takes care of h/ self, is self-reliant. ganawenjigaade vii it is taken care of, protected, kept (by someone), "they" take care of, protect, keep it.
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adj. The initial / nishk-/ or the VAI final /-gidaazo/ occur in many verbs having to do with anger. mad. nishkaadizi vai s/he is angry, is mad. nishkaadiziikaazo vai s/he pretends to be angry, pretends to be mad. nishkaadendam vai2 s/he is an angry person, is always mad. arrive mad.
