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agoodoon vti2 lw
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hang it

Paired with: agoozh vta



indagoodoon 1s - 0s ind; nindagoodoon 1s - 0s ind; ndagoodoon 1s - 0s ind; odagoodoon 3s - 0s ind; agoodood 3s conj; egoodood 3s ch-conj; agoodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /agood-/

indagoodoon1s - 0s ind gh
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es
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ndagoodoon1s - 0s ind lw
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odagoodoon3s - 0s ind gh
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es
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lw
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agoodood3s conj gh
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es
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lw
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egoodood3s ch-conj gh
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es
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lw
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agoodoon2s - 0 imp gh
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es
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lw
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ogii-agoodoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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Gii-webaasin i'iw babiinzikawaagan omaa aana-gii-agoodooyaan.

That jacket I hung up here blew away.
 es
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Jiigashkiig agoodoon aki waa'-apambinaawasoyan.

Hang up the moss you are going to use for the cradle board by the muskeg.
 nj
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Ogii-pabaa-bakwajibidoon iniw agwaakwa'iganan gaa-pabaa-agoodood zhebaa.

He went around and took the signs down he posted this morning.
 es
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Ninoonagoodoon nindooshki-babiinzikawaagan imaa aana-wii-agoodooyaan.

I couldn't find a place to hang my new coat.
 es
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Reduplicated Form: ayagoodoon

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.

Word Family

agoodoon vti2 hang it
(detransitive) agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry (benefactive) agoodamaw vta hang (it) for h/ (derived noun) agoojigan ni something hung: a clothesline, a Christmas present, an item for sale at a stand; something used to hang things: a hanger (benefactive) agoodaw vta
  1. hang (it) for h/
  2. set a snare for h/

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