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ikwagoodoon vti2 es
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hang it higher, out of the way

Paired with: ikwagoozh vta



indikwagoodoon 1s - 0s ind; odikwagoodoon 3s - 0s ind; ikwagoodood 3s - 0 conj; ekwagoodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; ikwagoodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ikwagood-/

indikwagoodoon1s - 0s ind es
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ikwagoodood3s - 0 conj es
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ekwagoodood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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ikwagoodoon2s - 0 imp es
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Indaga ikwagoodoon iwe wewebizon.

Hang the swing up out of the way.
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Ingii-inaa ji-ikwagoodood iwe wewebizon.

I told him to hang the swing up out of the way.
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ikwagoodoon /ikwagood-/: /ikw-/
higher, out of the way, aside
; /-agood/
hang it

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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