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zazegaatoon vti2 es
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make it beautiful; make it nice, build it well

Paired with: zazegaa' vta



nizazegaatoon 1s - 0s ind; ozazegaatoon 3s - 0s ind; zazegaatood 3s - 0 conj; zezegaatood 3s - 0 ch-conj; zazegaatoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zazegaat-/

nizazegaatoon1s - 0s ind nj
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ozazegaatoon3s - 0s ind nj
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zazegaatood3s - 0 conj nj
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zezegaatood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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zazegaatoon2s - 0 imp nj
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Ozazegaatoon owaakaa'igan gii-gichi-anama'egiizhigak. Minwaateseni.

She decorates her house at Christmas. It is lit up with nice flashing lights.
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zazegaatoon /zazegaat-/: /zazegaa-/
adorned, decorated
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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