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daadozhan vti gh
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cut it apart and open

Paired with: daadozh vta ; daadozhwi vta [NI]



indaadozhaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaadozhaan 1s - 0s ind; odaadozhaan 3s - 0s ind; daadozhang 3s - 0 conj; dayaadozhang 3s - 3 ch-conj; daadozhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /daadozh-/

indaadozhaan1s - 0s ind lw
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gh
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nindaadozhaan1s - 0s ind nj
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es
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odaadozhaan3s - 0s ind es
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lw
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nj
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gh
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daadozhang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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gh
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dayaadozhang3s - 3 ch-conj gh
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daadozhan2s - 0 imp es
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lw
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nj
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ogii-taadozhaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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nj
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Ogii-taadozhaan 'i mashkimod gaa-aapida'oodenig wii-paakinang.

He cut open the sack that was tied into in knots in order to open it.
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daadozhan /daadozh-/: /daadw-/
separated, opened up
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade

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

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