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dakwaa vii es
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it is short

Paired with: dakoozi vai

Antonym: ginwaa vii

dakwaa 0s ind; dakwaag 0s conj; dekwaag 0s ch-conj; dakwaamagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /dakwaa-/

dakwaa 0s ind nj
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gj
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es
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dakwaag0s conj nj
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gj
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es
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dekwaag0s ch-conj nj
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gj
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es
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dakwaamagad0s aug ind gj
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es
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dakwaamagak0s conj aug es
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dekwaamagak0s aug ch-conj es
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gaawiin dakwaasinoon0s ind neg es
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gii-takwaa0s ind pst nj
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Gaawiin debisinzinoon; onzaam dakwaa.

It won't fit because it's too short.
 es
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dakwaa /dakwaa-/: /dakw-/
short
; /-aa/
it is in a state or condition

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.

Related Words

DIFFERENT KINDS ARE SHORT...
dakwaa vii it is short
dakwaakwad vii it is short (as something stick- or wood-like)
dakwaabiigad vii it (string-like) is short
dakwaabikad vii it is short (as something mineral)

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