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dakokaadan vti nj
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step on it

Paired with: dakokaazh vta



indakokaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nindakokaadaan 1s - 0s ind; nidakokaadaan 1s - 0s ind; odakokaadaan 3s - 0s ind; dakokaadang 3s - 0 conj; dekokaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; dakokaadan 2s - 0 imp; gego dakokaadangen 2s - 0 imp prohib; gego dakokaadangegon 2p - 0 imp prohib; Stem: /dakokaad-/

nindakokaadaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odakokaadaan3s - 0s ind nj
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dakokaadang3s - 0 conj nj
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dekokaadang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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dakokaadan 2s - 0 imp nj
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gego dakokaadangen2s - 0 imp prohib nj
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gego dakokaadangegon2p - 0 imp prohib nj
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ogii-takokaadaan3s - 0s ind nj
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Memidaaching ogii-tibi-dakokaadaanaawaa iwe aki.

They paced off the ground measuring every ten paces.
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Giga-zhooshkwaabooz giishpin dakokaadaman baatebagoon.

You might slip if you step on the dry leaves.
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dakokaadan /dakokaad-/: /dakokii-/ stem of dakokii vai ; /-d/
act on it

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

dakokii vai s/he steps, takes a step
(applicative) dakokaadan vti step on it (applicative) dakokaazh vta step on h/ (derived noun) dakokiiwin ni a pace, a step (taken)

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