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gookooko'oo na gh
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an owl



gookooko'oo sg; gookooko'oog pl; gookooko'oons dim; gookooko'oowish pej; Stem: /gookooko'oow-/

gookooko'oo sg gj
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gookooko'oog pl gj
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gookooko'oons dim gj
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gookooko'oowish pej es
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Gegaa ogii-tebibinigoon iniwen gookooko'oon awe ningaazhagensim.

An owl almost caught my cat.
 rg
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Wenda-aabidwewidam a'awe gookooko'oowish.

That old owl is continually hooting.
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Agaamaakwaa debwewidam gookooko'oo.

An owl can be heard from in the woods across the ridge.
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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