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dagosidoon vti2 nj
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put it with something else



nindagosidoon 1s - 0s ind; odagosidoon 3s - 0s ind; dagosidood 3s - 0 conj; degosidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; dagosidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /dagosid-/

nindagosidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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odagosidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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dagosidood3s - 0 conj nj
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dagosidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-tagosidoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Dagosidoon ashkaatigoon omaa biindig.

Add some green logs in here (to the other wood).
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Ogii-tagosidoon gookooshiwi-wiiyaas gii-bigishkiboodood moozo-wiiyaas

He put in some pork when he ground up the moose meat.
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dagosidoon /dagosid-/: /dagw-/
include, be among others
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

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