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dakwaakozi vai es
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s/he is short (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: dakwaakwad vii



dakwaakozi 3s ind; dakwaakozid 3s conj; dekwaakozid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /dakwaakozi-/

dakwaakozi 3s ind nj
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es
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dakwaakozid3s conj nj
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es
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dekwaakozid3s ch-conj es
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gaawiin dakwaakozisii3s ind neg es
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Dakwaakozi 'aw mishiiminaatig bedakizod.

The apple tree standing there is short.
 es
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Onzaam dakwaakozi 'aw biindasaagan... ji-aabaji'agiban.

That net board is too short for me to use.
 es
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dakwaakozi /dakwaakozi-/: /dakw-/
short
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) 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

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