"wiijiʼ" meaning in Ojibwe

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Verb

Forms: waajiʼaad [conjunct]
Etymology: wiid- (“with, accompany”) + -ʼ (“cause to be or the act”) Head templates: {{head|oj|verb|changed conjunct form|waajiʼaad|cat2=verb transitive animate (vta)}} wiijiʼ (changed conjunct form waajiʼaad)
  1. help
    Sense id: en-wiijiʼ-oj-verb-EGpYQvxf
  2. play with
    Sense id: en-wiijiʼ-oj-verb-qoeTRHGd Categories (other): Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ojibwe entries with incorrect language header: 25 49 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 49 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 65 17
  3. go with
    Sense id: en-wiijiʼ-oj-verb-VzlxawHF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wiijiʼidiwag (english: they help each other) Related terms: wiidookaw (english: help), wiiji-odaminoom (english: play with), wiijiʼiwe (english: go with people, accompany people), wiijiiw (english: go/come with, accompany)
Categories (other): Ojibwe verb transitive animate (vta) Disambiguation of Ojibwe verb transitive animate (vta): 0 0 0
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      "english": "help",
      "word": "wiidookaw"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "play with",
      "word": "wiiji-odaminoom"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "go with people, accompany people",
      "word": "wiijiʼiwe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "go/come with, accompany",
      "word": "wiijiiw"
    }
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          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              10,
              14
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              17,
              23
            ]
          ],
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      "english": "help",
      "word": "wiidookaw"
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    {
      "english": "play with",
      "word": "wiiji-odaminoom"
    },
    {
      "english": "go with people, accompany people",
      "word": "wiijiʼiwe"
    },
    {
      "english": "go/come with, accompany",
      "word": "wiijiiw"
    }
  ],
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