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gwayakozhan vti es
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cut it straight

Paired with: gwayakozh vta ; gwayakozhwi vta [NI]



ngwayakozhaan 1s - 0s ind; ningwayakozhaan 1s - 0s ind; nigwayakozhaan 1s - 0s ind; ogwayakozhaan 3s - 0s ind; gwayakozhang 3s - 0 conj; gweyakozhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; gwayakozhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gwayakozh-/

ngwayakozhaan1s - 0s ind lw
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ningwayakozhaan1s - 0s ind nj
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nigwayakozhaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogwayakozhaan3s - 0s ind lw
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nj
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gwayakozhang3s - 0 conj lw
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nj
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gweyakozhang3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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nj
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gwayakozhan2s - 0 imp lw
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nj
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ogii-kwayakozhaan3s - 0s ind pst lw
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nj
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Gii-ayaangwaamizi ji-gwayakozhang i'iw gaa-anoonind ji-giishkizhang.

He took great care in cutting straight what he was told to cut.
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Moozhwaagan gidaabajitoon wii-kwayakozhaman gegoo.

You use scissors to cut something straight.
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gwayakozhan /gwayakozh-/: /gwayakw-/
straight, correct
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade

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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