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boozi' vta rg
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load h/ on (a vehicle or boat), give a ride to h/

Paired with: boozitoon vti2



imboozi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nimboozi'aa 1s - 3s ind; niboozi'aa 1s - 3s ind; oboozi'aan 3s - 3' ind; boozi'aad 3s - 3' conj; bwaazi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; boozi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /boozi'-/

imboozi'aa1s - 3s ind lw
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nimboozi'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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rg
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niboozi'aa1s - 3s ind es
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oboozi'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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rg
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es
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boozi'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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rg
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es
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lw
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bwaazi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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lw
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boozi'2s - 3 imp nj
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rg
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lw
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imboozi'ig3s - 1s ind lw
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boozi'ishin2s - 1s imp es
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ogii-poozi'aan 3s - 3' ind pst rg
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Oodenaang izhaayaan ningi-ni-boozi'aa awe ikwe bimosed.

When I went to town I gave a ride to a lady who was walking.
 rg
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Besho gii-ina'adoo gaa-zhi-boozi'ind.

He walked a short ways and then got a ride.
 lw
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Awenen gaa-pi-boozi'ad gii-bi-giiwebizoyan.

Who did you give a ride to when you drove home?
 nj
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boozi' /boozi'-/: /boozi-/ stem of boozi vai ; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

boozi vai s/he gets in or on (a vehicle or a boat), boards, gets aboard, embarks
(causative) boozi' vta load h/ on (a vehicle or boat), give a ride to h/ (causative) boozitoon vti2 load it on (as cargo on a vehicle or boat); upload it (on a computer)
(detransitive) boozitaaso vai s/he loads cargo (benefactive) boozitaw vta load (it) with cargo for h/ (benefactive) boozitamaw vta load (it) with cargo for h/ (verb of undergoing) boozichigaazo vai s/he is loaded on (by someone), "they" load h/ on; s/he or it (animate) is put on board (by someone), "they" put h/ or it (animate) on board (verb of undergoing) boozichigaade vii it is loaded on (by someone), "they" load it on; it is put on board (by someone), "they" put in on board
(applicative) boozinodaw vta catch a ride with h/

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