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gagweji' vta es
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test, try h/ or it (animate); try getting h/ to...

Paired with: gagwejitoon vti2



ningagweji'aa 1s - 3s ind; nigagweji'aa 1s - 3s ind; nigagweji'ig 3s - 1s ind; gigaweji'in 1s - 2s ind; ogagweji'aan 3s - 3' ind; gagweji'aad 3s - 3' conj; gegweji'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gagweji' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gagweji'-/

ningagweji'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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nigagweji'aa1s - 3s ind es
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nigagweji'ig3s - 1s ind es
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gigaweji'in1s - 2s ind es
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ogagweji'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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gagweji'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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gegweji'aad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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gagweji'2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kagweji'aan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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es
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Ogagweji'aan epiichibatoonid.

She is testing him to see how fast he can run.
 nj
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gagweji' /gagweji'-/: /gagwed-/
try
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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

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