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dagoz vta rg
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cook it (animate) with something else

Paired with: dagozan vti See also: dagozwi vta [NI]



indagozwaa 1s - 3s ind; nindagozwaa 1s - 3s ind; nidagozwaa 1s - 3s ind; odagozwaan 3s - 3' ind; dagozwaad 3s - 3' conj; degozwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dagoz 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dagozw-/

nindagozwaa1s - 3s ind rg
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odagozwaan3s - 3' ind rg
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dagozwaad3s - 3' conj rg
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degozwaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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dagoz2s - 3 imp rg
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Zaasagokwaanagwaa opiniing nindagozwaag zhigaagawanzhiig.

When I fry potatoes, I add onions.
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Napodinan ogii-tagozwaan imaa gii-mandaaminaabooked.

S/he included dumplings when s/he made corn chowder.
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dagoz /dagozw-/: /dagw-/
include, be among others
; /-izw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by heat

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

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