Ojibwe

Preverb

maajii- (lexical)
maaji= (vowel root)
maaj= (consonant root)

1. start
2. start off
3. begin

Verb

maaj=

1. maajaa (animate, intransitive)

   he leaves

   he departs

   he starts off

2. maajiigi (animate, intransitive)

   he, she, it starts to grow

3. maajiigin (inanimate, intransitive)

   he, she, it starts to grow

   1. maajiigi= (root)

maaji=

1. maajibiisaa (inanimate, intransitive)

   it starts to rain

2. maajigaa (inanimate, intransitive)

   it starts to drip

   it starts to leak

3. maajigwaaso (animate, intransitive)

   he, she, it starts to sew

4. maajipon (inanimate, intransitive)

   it starts to snow

   1. maajipo= (root)
5. maajise (animate/inanimate, intransitive)

   he, she, it starts

Derived terms

Transformations

• maaj= (unaffected)
• mayaaj= (initial change)
• myaaj= (initial change syncope)
• maamaaj= (reduplication)