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dakon vta es
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  1. hold, take hold of h/
  2. arrest h/

Paired with: dakonan vti



indakonaa 1s - 3s ind; nindakonaa 1s - 3s ind; nindakonigoo X - 1s ind; indakonigoo X - 1s ind; odakonaan 3s - 3' ind; dakonaa X - 3s ind; dakonaad 3s - 3' conj; dakonind X - 3s conj; dekonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; dakon 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /dakon-/

indakonaa1s - 3s ind gh
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es
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nindakonaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindakonigooX - 1s ind nj
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indakonigooX - 1s ind es
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odakonaan3s - 3' ind nj
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gh
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es
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dakonaaX - 3s ind nj
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es
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dakonaad3s - 3' conj nj
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gh
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es
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dakonindX - 3s conj es
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dekonaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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gh
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es
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dakon2s - 3 imp nj
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gh
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es
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ogii-dakonaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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es
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Niwaawaata'amaag awe niinimoshenh waawa... waabishki-mashwensan ini dekonaad.

My sweetheart waved to me holding a white handkerchief in her hand.

Note:
from a song
 es
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dakon /dakon-/: /dakw-/
hold, grasp, control
; /-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

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Word Family

dakon vta
  1. hold, take hold of h/
  2. arrest h/
(detransitive) dakoniwe vai s/he arrests (people)

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