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dangishkan vti nj
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kick it

Paired with: dangishkaw vta



indangishkaan 1s - 0s ind; nindangishkaan 1s - 0s ind; ndangishkaan 1s - 0s ind; odangishkaan 3s - 0s ind; dangishkang 3s - 0 conj; dengishkang 3s - 0 ch-conj; dangishkan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /dangishk-/

nindangishkaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ndangishkaan1s - 0s ind lw
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odangishkaan3s - 0s ind lw
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dangishkang3s - 0 conj lw
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dengishkang3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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dangishkan 2s - 0 imp lw
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ogii-tangishkaan3s - 3' ind pst lw
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Nimbaakaako-dangishkaan endaayaan; onzaam mashkawaakosin.

I kicked my door open because it is stuck.
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dangishkan /dangishk-/: /dang-/
strike, hit
; /-shk/
act on it by foot or body; wear it

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

dangishkan vti kick it
(detransitive) dangishkige vai s/he kicks things

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