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agaasikodan vti nj
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carve it small

Paired with: agaasikozh vta



nindagaasikodaan 1s - 0s ind; odagaasikodaan 3s - 0s ind; agaasikodang 3s - 0 conj; egaasikodang 3s - 0 ch-conj; agaasikodan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /agaasikod-/

nindagaasikodaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odagaasikodaan3s - 0s ind nj
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agaasikodang3s - 0 conj nj
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egaasikodang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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agaasikodan2s - 0 imp nj
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Nawaj agaasikodan gizhiiba'ataanaak. Agaashiinyi gaa-wii-shiiba'wad

Make your stretcher a little smaller. What you are going to stretch on it is pretty small.
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agaasikodan /agaasikod-/: /agaas-/
small
; /-ikod/
cut it with knife

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

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