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ozaawizi vai es
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s/he or it (animate) is yellow, is brown

Paired with: ozaawaa vii



ozaawizi 3s ind; ozaawizid 3s conj; wezaawizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ozaawizi-/

ozaawizi3s ind es
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gj
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ozaawizid3s conj es
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gj
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wezaawizid3s ch-conj es
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gj
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Ozaawizi aw gaazhagens.

That cat is brown.
 es
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Waabooz waabishkizi gii-biboong; ozaawizi gii-niibing.

A snowshoe hare is white in the winter, brown in the summer.
 nj
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ozaawizi /ozaawizi-/: /ozaaw-/
brown, orange, yellow
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

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

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ozaawizi vai s/he or it (animate) is yellow, is brown
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ozaawaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is yellow or brown
ozaawaakozi vai it (animate; stick-like) is yellow, is brown
ozaawegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is yellow or brown

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