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izhi' vta es
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  1. make or cause h/ to be a certain way
  2. make or cause h/ to do something (a certain way)

Paired with: izhitoon vti2



indizhi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nindizhi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nidizhi'aa 1s - 3s ind; odizhi'aan 3s - 3' ind; izhi'aad 3s - 3' conj; ezhi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; izhi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /izhi'-/

indizhi'aa1s - 3s ind es
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odizhi'aan3s - 3' ind es
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izhi'aad3s - 3' conj es
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ezhi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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izhi'2s - 3 imp es
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Awe mazinikojigan wezhi'ad, weweni izhi'.

That statue you're making, make it good.
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Dibishkoo go naa ezhi'aad iniwen bakwezhiganan ezhichigeyaan.

She makes the bread the same way I do it.
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izhi' /izhi'-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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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izhi' vta
  1. make or cause h/ to be a certain way
  2. make or cause h/ to do something (a certain way)

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