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agindan vti count it; read it

Paired with: agim vta

(detransitive) agindaaso vai s/he counts; s/he reads
(verb of undergoing) aginjigaade vii
  1. it is counted (by someone), "they" count it
  2. it is read (by someone), "they" read it
 (verb of undergoing) aginjigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is counted (by someone) (benefactive) agindamaw vta count (it) for h/; read (it) for h/
(detransitive) agindamaage vai s/he counts (something) for people; s/he reads (something) for people
agindaaso vai s/he counts; s/he reads

agindaasoowigamig ni a library

aginde vii it is counted; it has a cost or price

Paired with: aginzo vai

aginjibagwesi na [NI] a goldfinch

[
American goldfinch
; 
Carduelis tristis
]

aginjigaade vii
  1. it is counted (by someone), "they" count it
  2. it is read (by someone), "they" read it

aginjigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is counted (by someone)

Paired with: aginjigaade vii

aginzo vai s/he is a member; it (animate) has a cost or price

Paired with: aginde vii

agiw pron dem those (animate plural)

agobizh vta bandage or plaster h/

agobizo vai s/he wears a bandage or plaster

(derived noun) agobizon ni a bandage; a poultice; a medicinal plaster
agobizon ni a medicinal plaster; a poultice; a bandage

agobizonens ni bandaid

agogi vai it (animate) grows attached to something

Paired with: agogin vii

agogin vii it grows attached to something

Paired with: agogi vai

agogwaadan vti sew it on something

Paired with: agogwaazh vta

agogwaade vii it is sewn on something

Paired with: agogwaazo vai

agogwaajigan ni something sewn or appliqued, trim

agogwaaso vai s/he sews something on

agogwaazh vta sew it (animate) on something

Paired with: agogwaadan vti

agogwaazo vai it (animate) is sewn on something

Paired with: agogwaade vii

agokadoon vti2 attach it, stick it on

Paired with: agokazh vta

agokazh vta attach h/, stick h/ on

Paired with: agokadoon vti2

agoke vii it sticks on, adheres

Paired with: agoke vai

agoke vai s/he sticks on, adheres

Paired with: agoke vii

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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