-amaw

Ojibwe

Final

-amaw

1. do (it) for

Usage notes

-amaw is a benefactive suffix which is attached to a transitive inanimate verb stem.

Derived terms

• atamaw
• dakonamaw
• dibaadodamaw
• doodamaw

See also

• -an (“vti class marker”)
• -ge (“act on”)
• -oon (“vti2 class marker”)

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/word-part/amaw-final