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bezhigookan vti gh
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work on something alone

Paired with: bezhigookaw vta



nimbezhigookaan 1s - 0s ind; imbezhigookaan 1s - 0s ind; obezhigookaan 3s - 0s ind; bezhigookang 3s - 0 conj; bayezhigookang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bezhigookan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bezhigook-/

nimbezhigookaan1s - 0s ind nj
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imbezhigookaan1s - 0s ind gh
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obezhigookaan3s - 0s ind nj
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gh
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bezhigookang3s - 0 conj nj
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gh
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bayezhigookang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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bezhigookan2s - 0 imp nj
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gh
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ogii-pezhigookaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Niineta ingii-pezhigookaan gii-naadasabiiyaan.

I went alone in the boat to pull nets.
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bezhigookan /bezhigook-/: /bezhigw-/
one, single
; /-k/
act on it by foot or body

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

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