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gagwejitoon vti2 es
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try, test it

Paired with: gagweji' vta



ingagwejitoon 1s - 0s ind; ningagwejitoon 1s - 0s ind; nigagwejitoon 1s - 0s ind; ogagwejitoon 3s - 0s ind; gagwejitood 3s - 0 conj; gegwejitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gagwejitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gagwejit-/

ningagwejitoon1s - 0s ind nj
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nigagwejitoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogagwejitoon3s - 0s ind nj
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gagwejitood3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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gegwejitood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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gagwejitoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kagwejitoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Gaawiin ingii-gikendanziin waa-izhichigeyaan, gaa-izhi-gagwejitooyaan.

I didn't know what to do, so I tried it.
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Ningagwejitoon ninaabikwaanens ji-minobideg.

I'm testing my outboard to see if it runs good.
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gagwejitoon /gagwejit-/: /gagwed-/
try
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it

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.

Word Family

gagwejitoon vti2 try, test it
(detransitive) gagwejichige vai s/he tries things, practices

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