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agaasikozh vta nj
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carve h/ small

Paired with: agaasikodan vti



nindagaasikonaa 1s - 3s ind; odagaasikonaan 3s - 3' ind; agaasikonaad 3s - 3' conj; egaasikonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; agaasikozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /agaasikoN-/

nindagaasikonaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odagaasikonaan3s - 3' ind nj
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agaasikonaad3s - 3' conj nj
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egaasikonaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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agaasikozh2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii'-agaasikonaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ogii'-agaasikonaan mishiiminan jibwaa-amwaad.

She cut the apple into smaller pieces before she ate it.
 nj
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agaasikozh /agaasikoN-/: /agaas-/
small
; /-ikoN/
carve, cut h/ with knife; cut h/ hair, give h/ a haircut

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

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