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daadozh vta gh
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cut h/ or it (animate) apart and open

Paired with: daadozhan vti See also: daadozhwi vta [NI]



nindaadozhwaa 1s - 3s ind; indaadozhwaa 1s - 3s ind; odaadozhwaan 3s - 3' ind; daadozhwaad 3s - 3' conj; dayaadozhwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; daadozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /daadozhw-/

nindaadozhwaa1s - 3s ind gh
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odaadozhwaan3s - 3' ind gh
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daadozhwaad3s - 3' conj gh
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dayaadozhwaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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daadozh 2s - 3 imp gh
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ogii-taadozhwaan3s - 3' ind pst gh
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daadozh /daadozhw-/: /daadw-/
separated, opened up
; /-izhw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by blade

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

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