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mimigwaakosidoon vti2 es
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scrub it on a washboard, rub it against a board



nimimigwaakosidoon 1s - 0s ind; omimigwaakosidoon 3s - 0s ind; mimigwaakosidood 3s - 0 conj; memigwaakosidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; mimigwaakosidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mimigwaakosid-/

nimimigwaakosidoon1s - 0s ind es
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omimigwaakosidoon3s - 0s ind es
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mimigwaakosidood3s - 0 conj es
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memigwaakosidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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mimigwaakosidoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-mimigwaakosidoon 3s - 0 ind pst es
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mimigwaakosidoon /mimigwaakosid-/: /mimigw-/
shake, agitate, rub repeatedly
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

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Word Family

mimigwaakosidoon vti2 scrub it on a washboard, rub it against a board
(detransitive) mimigwaakosijige vai s/he scrubs something on a washboard (derived noun) mimigwaakosijigan ni a washboard

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