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daangigwanenige vai gh
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s/he signs things



indaangigwanenige 1s ind; nindaangigwanenige 1s ind; nidaangigwanenige 1s ind; daangigwanenige 3s ind; daangigwaneniged 3s conj; dayaangigwaneniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /daangigwanenige-/

indaangigwanenige1s ind gh
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daangigwanenige3s ind gh
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daangigwaneniged3s conj gh
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dayaangigwaneniged3s ch-conj gh
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daangigwanenige /daangigwanenige-/: /daangigwanen-/ stem of daangigwanenan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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

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Word Family

daangigwanenan vti sign it
(detransitive) daangigwanenige vai s/he signs things

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