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gozikan vti es
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  1. test it (with foot or body)
  2. try it on

Paired with: gozikaw vta



ingozikaan 1s - 0s ind; ningozikaan 1s - 0s ind; nigozikaan 1s - 0s ind; ogozikaan 3s - 0s ind; gozikang 3s - 0 conj; gwezikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gozikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gozik-/

nigozikaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogozikaan3s - 0s ind es
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gozikang3s - 0 conj es
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gozikan2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-noonishkaanan aana-gii-kozikang iniwen makizinan a'awe nindaanis.

My daughter didn't fit the shoes she tried on.
 es
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gozikan /gozik-/: /god-/
try, tried
; /-k/
act on it by foot or body

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.

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