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izhinaagotoon vti2 es
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make it look a certain way

Paired with: izhinaago' vta



indizhinaagotoon 1s - 0s ind; nindizhinaagotoon 1s - 0s ind; nidizhinaagotoon 1s - 0s ind; odizhinaagotoon 3s - 0s ind; izhinaagotood 3s - 0 conj; ezhinaagotood 3s - 0 ch-conj; izhinaagotoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /izhinaagot-/

indizhinaagotoon1s - 0s ind es
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odizhinaagotoon3s - 0s ind es
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ezhinaagotood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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izhinaagotoon2s - 0 imp es
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Anooj igo ogii-izhinaagotoon 'o omazinikojigan.

He made his carving look any old way.
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Mii gaa-izhinaagotood gaa-anoonag ji-ozhiitood 'iw gibaakwa'igan.

That is how the the guy I hired made that gate.
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izhinaagotoon /izhinaagot-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-naagot/
make look

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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