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gegoo pron indf es
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something, anything

See also: gakina gegoo pron indf ; gaawiin gegoo pron indf



gegoo ;

gegoo rg
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es
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Gegoo na gigii-igoo.

Did they say something to you?
 es
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Maagizhaa gaawiin gegoo ingikendanziin.

Maybe I don't know anything.
 gh
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Gakina gegoo odazhindaanaawaa ingiw.

They talk about everything.
 gh
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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.

Related Words

WITH GEGOO
anooj gegoo pron indf a variety of things; various things
gaawiin gegoo pron indf nothing; anything
gakina gegoo pron indf everything, all of them (a set of things)
gegoo pron indf something, anything

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