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dawisidoon vti2 es
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put it somewhere to make a space, put it out of the way

Paired with: dawishim vta



nindawisidoon 1s - 0s ind; indawisidoon 1s - 0s ind; odawisidoon 3s - 0s ind; dawisidood 3s - 0 conj; dewisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; dawisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /dawisid-/

nindawisidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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indawisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odawisidoon3s - 0s ind es
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nj
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dawisidood3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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dewisidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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dawisidoon2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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ogii-tawisidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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Ogii-tawisidoon ataasoowigamig wii-ataasod.

He made room in the shed to store stuff.
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dawisidoon /dawisid-/: /daw-/
space, gap, opening
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

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