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dakamaanakwagoode vii there is a row of clouds extended across

dakamibiiyaa vii there is water extending across ahead

dakamisin vii it lies across in front

dakate vii it (a room or house) is cold

dakaa vii it (a thing) is cool

Paired with: dakizi vai

dakaabaawadoon vti2 cool it with water

Paired with: dakaabaawazh vta

dakaabaawanidizo vai s/he cools h/self with water

dakaabaawazh vta cool h/ with water

Paired with: dakaabaawadoon vti2

dakaabaawazo vai s/he cools h/ self with water, cools off in water

dakaabaawe vai s/he gets cold and wet

(applicative) dakaabaawadoon vti2 cool it with water (applicative) dakaabaawazh vta cool h/ with water
(reflexive) dakaabaawanidizo vai s/he cools h/self with water
dakaabaawe vii it cools off in water

Paired with: dakaabaawe vai

dakaabikad vii it (mineral) is cool, is cold

Paired with: dakaabikizi vai

dakaabikisin vii it (mineral) cools off, is cooled off

Paired with: dakaabikishin vai

dakaabikishin vai it (animate; mineral) cools off, is cooled off

Paired with: dakaabikisin vii

dakaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is cool, is cold

Paired with: dakaabikad vii

dakaagamin vii it (a liquid) is cold

dakaagamisin vii it (a liquid) cools off

dakaagonesidoon vti2 cool it in the snow or with snow

Paired with: dakaagoneshim vta

dakaagoneshim vta cool it (animate) in the snow or with snow

Paired with: dakaagonesidoon vti2

dakaakweyaa vii it is cool among the trees

dakaanimad vii it is a cold wind

dakaasijigan ni an air conditioner; a cooling fan

dakaasin vii it is cooled by the wind

Paired with: dakaashi vai

dakaasindoon vti2 cool it in the wind, in the air

Paired with: dakaashim vta

dakaasinjigan ni an air conditioner; a cooling fan

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.

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