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daangin vta lw
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touch h/ (with hand)

Paired with: daanginan vti



indaanginaa 1s - 3s ind; nindaanginaa 1s - 3s ind; nidaanginaa 1s - 3s ind; odaanginaan 3s - 3' ind; daanginaad 3s - 3' conj; dayaanginaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; daangin 2s - 3 imp; gego daanginaaken 2s - 3 imp prohib; Stem: /daangin-/

indaanginaa1s - 3s ind lw
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odaanginaan3s - 3' ind gh
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daanginaad3s - 3' conj gh
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lw
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dayaanginaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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daangin 2s - 3 imp lw
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gego daanginaaken2s - 3 imp prohib nj
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Gego daanginaaken awe manidoosh.

Don't touch that bug.
 nj
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daangin /daangin-/: /daang-/
touch, contact
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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.

Word Family

daangin vta touch h/ (with hand)
(reciprocal) daanginidiwag vai they touch each other (reflexive) daanginidizo vai s/he touches h/ self

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