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okaaden vta es
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braid h/; braid h/ hair

Paired with: okaadenan vti



indookaadenaa 1s - 3s ind; nindookaadenaa 1s - 3s ind; nidookaadenaa 1s - 3s ind; odookaadenaan 3s - 3' ind; okaadenaad 3s - 3' conj; wekaadenaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; okaaden 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /okaaden-/

indookaadenaa1s - 3s ind es
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odookaadenaan3s - 3' ind es
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wekaadenaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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okaaden2s - 3 imp es
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Indaga okaaden awe wezhiitaad waa-o-naaniimid.

Go and braid that person's hair, the one that's getting ready to go dance.
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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

okaaden vta braid h/; braid h/ hair
(reflexive) okaadenidizo vai s/he braids h/ (own) hair

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