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akoozi vai es
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s/he is a certain length, is a certain height, is so long, is so tall

Paired with: akwaa vii



indakooz 1s ind; nindakooz 1s ind; nidakooz 1s ind; akoozi 3s ind; akoozid 3s conj; ekoozid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /akoozi-/

nindakooz1s ind es
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akoozi 3s ind nj
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es
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akoozid3s conj nj
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es
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ekoozid3s ch-conj nj
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es
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Aaniin ekooziyan?

How tall are you?
 nj
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Naano-mizid midaaso-mininj nindakooz.

I'm five feet ten inches tall.
 nj
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Aaniin ekoozid gigozis. Ishkwaaj gii-waabamag, aazha ani-ginooziiban.

How tall is your son? The last timeI saw him he was already getting tall,
 nj
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akoozi /akoozi-/: /akw-/
a certain length, so long
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

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.

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