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ishpagoodoon vti2 gh
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hang it high or higher

Paired with: ishpagoozh vta



indishpagoodoon 1s - 0s ind; nindishpagoodoon 1s - 0s ind; ndishpagoodoon 1s - 0s ind; odishpagoodoon 3s - 0s ind; ishpagoodood 3s - 0 conj; eshpagoodood 3s - 0 ch-conj; ishpagoodoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ishpagood-/

indishpagoodoon1s - 0s ind es
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ndishpagoodoon1s - 0s ind lw
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odishpagoodoon3s - 0s ind es
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ishpagoodood3s - 0 conj lw
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gh
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eshpagoodood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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lw
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ishpagoodoon 2s - 0 imp es
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ishpagoodoon /ishpagood-/: /ishp-/
high
; /-agood/
hang it
Reduplicated Form: ayishpagoodoon

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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