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ataage vai nj
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s/he gambles, plays cards, bets, wagers



indataage 1s ind; nindataage 1s ind; nidataage 1s ind; ataage 3s ind; ataaged 3s conj; etaaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ataage-/

indataage1s ind es
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nindataage1s ind nj
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ataage3s ind nj
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ataaged3s conj es
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nj
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etaaged3s ch-conj es
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nj
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gii-ataage3s ind pst es
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gii'-ataage3s ind pst nj
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Ingii-wi-ataage iwidi ataagewigamigong. Eniwek sa go naa ingii-o-mamige.

I went and gambled at the casino. I won some money back.
 es
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Miinooj igo niwii-o-ataage.

I'm still going to go gamble.
 gh
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Gii-minjinawezi gii-niiwenimind ini zhooshkwaada'enid aana-gii-ataagewaad.

He regretted that his team lost at the hockey game.
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Dibikong ningii'-ataage. Bangii ningii'-niiwezhiwe.

I played cards last night and I won some.
 nj
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ataage /ataage-/: /ataw-/ stem of ataw vta ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: ayataage

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Word Family

(benefactive) ataw vta
  1. put (it) in a certain place for h/
  2. gamble with, play cards with, bet with, wager with h/
(reciprocal) ataadiwag vai they gamble, bet, wager with each other; they play cards
(derived noun) ataadiwin na a playing card (derived noun) ataadiwin ni a gambling game, a wager
(detransitive) ataage vai s/he gambles, plays cards, bets, wagers
(derived noun) ataagewin ni gambling, a gambling game, a card game (verb of addiction) ataageshki vai s/he is a compulsive gambler

Related Words

Playing Cards
bezhigoobii'igan na an ace
biig na a spade suite card
danens na a club suite card
gaanoo na a diamond suite card
giiyoon na a heart suite card
ikwe na
  1. a woman, a lady
  2. a queen (card)
midaasoobii'igan na a ten (card)
niizhoobii'igan na a deuce, a two (card)
nisoobii'igan na a three (card)
niiyoobii'igan na a four (card)
naanoobii'igan na a five (card)
ingodwaasoobii'igan na a six (card)
ningodwaasoobii'igan na a six (card)
nishwaasoobii'igan na an eight (card)
ishwaasoobii'igan na an eight (card)
niizhwaasoobii'igan na a seven (card)
ogimaa na
  1. a leader (male): a boss, a chief, a king
  2. a king (playing card)
zhaangasoobii'igan na a nine (card)
zhimaaganish na
  1. a soldier
  2. a jack (card)
Games of Chance
aazhigijiiginige vai s/he plays poker
badakijii'igewataadiwag vai [BL] they play cribbage
bagese vai s/he plays the dish game
makizinataage vai s/he plays the moccasin game
zhooniyaansiwataage vai s/he plays penny-ante poker
zhooniyaawataadiwag vai they play poker
zhooshkonige vai
  1. s/he slides things
  2. s/he plays a game (with a movable game piece), plays checkers, plays dominoes, plays bingo, plays shuffleboard, curls

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