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ajidakidoon vti2 es
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stick it in upside down; erect it upside down

Paired with: ajidakizh vta



nindajidakidoon 1s - 0s ind; indajidakidoon 1s - 0s ind; odajidakidoon 3s - 0s ind; ajidakidood 3s - 0 conj; ejidakidood 3s ch-conj; ajidakidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ajidakid-/

nindajidakidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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indajidakidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odajidakidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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ajidakidood3s - 0 conj nj
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ejidakidood3s ch-conj nj
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ajidakidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-ajidakidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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ajidakidoon /ajidakid-/: /ajid-/
face down, upside down
; /-akid/
stand, erect it

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

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