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ganoozh vta es
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address h/, speak to h/, call h/ (on the phone)

Paired with: ganoodan vti



inganoonaa 1s - 3s ind; ninganoonaa 1s - 3s ind; nganoonaa 1s - 3s ind; oganoonaan 3s - 3' ind; ganoonaad 3s - 3' conj; genoonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ganoozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ganooN-/

inganoonaa1s - 3s ind es
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nganoonaa1s - 3s ind lw
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oganoonaan3s - 3' ind lw
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es
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ganoonaad3s - 3' conj lw
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es
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genoonaad3s - 3' ch-conj lw
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es
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ganoozh2s - 3 imp lw
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es
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ogii-kanoonaan3s - 3' pst lw
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Gii-minwendam gii-pi-ganoonind ji-o-gaagiigidod iwidi endazhi-zagaswe'iding.

He was happy that they called on him to go speak at the council meeting.
 es
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Gidaana-wii-kanoonin miinawaa. Gaawiin anokiimagasinoon ningiigidoo-biiwaabikoons. Ganabaj gii-kidiskaabiiginigaade.

I was going to call you again. My phone isn't working. I think it's disconnected.
 rg
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Ingii-kanoonaa ondaas imaa ji-bi-inabid.

I asked him to sit a little closer.
 es
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Babiizigitaagozi gaa-bi-ganoozhid zhebaa. Agaawaa go ninisidotawaa.

He sounded hoarse when I called him this morning. I could barely understand him.
 nj
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gaganoozh vta

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

ganoozh vta address h/, speak to h/, call h/ (on the phone)
(reciprocal) ganoonidiwag vai they speak to, address, call each other

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