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otawag nid gh
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h/ ear

Note:
There is no simple independent word for for this body part. A personal prefix occurs with the dependent noun stem /-tawag-/ ear:
  • nitawag my ear (1s-0s)
  • gitawag your ear (2s-0s)
  • otawag h/ ear (3s-0s)
Some basic forms of otawag h/ ear are:



otawag sg; otawagan pl; otawagens dim; otawagaang loc; otawagaash pej; Stem: /-tawag-/

otawag sg gh
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nj
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otawagan pl gh
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nj
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otawagens dim nj
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otawagaang loc gh
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otawagaash pej nj
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otawagaawaan3p - 0p nj
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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

=tawag nid STEM FOR: ear
gitawag nid your ear otawag nid h/ ear

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