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dakonan vti es
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hold, take hold of it

Paired with: dakon vta



indakonaan 1s - 0s ind; nindakonaan 1s - 0s ind; nidakonaan 1s - 0s ind; odakonaan 3s - 0s ind; dakonang 3s - 0 conj; dekonang 3s - 0 ch-conj; dakonan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /dakon-/

nindakonaan1s - 0s ind nj
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es
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odakonaan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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dakonang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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dekonang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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es
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dakonan 2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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Oshki-baashkizigan 'i dekonaman, mii na go ji-nagadinamamban

The new gun you're holding, would you be able to handle it?
 es
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dakonan /dakon-/: /dakw-/
hold, grasp, control
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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

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Word Family

dakonan vti hold, take hold of it
(benefactive) dakonamaw vta hold (it) for h/; take hold of (it) for h/ (detransitive) dakonige vai s/he holds, takes hold of things (verb of undergoing) dakonigaade vii it is held (by someone), "they" hold it (verb of undergoing) dakonigaazo vai
  1. s/he is held (by someone), "they" hold h/
  2. s/he is arrested, "they" arrest h/

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