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bootaagan na [ML] a mortar for wild rice

See also: bootaagan ni [LL]

bootaaganaak ni a pestle

bootaaganike vai s/he makes a mortar for rice

bootaagaadan vti stamp it in a mortar

bootaage vai s/he stamps things in a mortar (e.g., wild rice)

(applicative) bootaagaadan vti stamp it in a mortar (derived noun) bootaagan na [ML] a mortar for wild rice (verb of making) bootaaganike vai s/he makes a mortar for rice
dakobijigan ni tied wild rice

gaandakii'amaw vta pole (it) for h/

gaandakii'an vti pole it

(detransitive) gaandakii'ige vai [S] s/he poles a boat (benefactive) gaandakii'amaw vta pole (it) for h/ gaandakii'igan ni a push pole gaandakii'iganaak ni a push pole
gaandakii'igan ni a push pole

See also: gaandakii'iganaak ni

gaandakii'iganaak ni a push pole

See also: gaandakii'igan ni

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

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