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nagaji' vta es
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be familiar with, accustomed to, used to h/ or it (animate); know how to handle h/ or it (animate), know how to make it (animate)

Paired with: nagajitoon vti2



ninagaji'aa 1s - 3s ind; ninagaji'ig 3s - 1s ind; ginagaji'in 1s - 2s ind; ginagaji' 2s - 1s ind; onagaji'aan 3s - 3' ind; nagaji'aad 3s - 3' conj; negaji'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nagaji' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nagaji'-/

ninagaji'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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es
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ninagaji'ig3s - 1s ind nj
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ginagaji'in1s - 2s ind nj
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ginagaji'2s - 1s ind nj
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onagaji'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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nagaji'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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negaji'aad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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nagaji' 2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-nagaji'aan0s ind pst es
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Ogii-nagaji'aan iniw odayan gegwaanisagizinid gaa-onji-wenipanizhi'aad.

He knew how to handle his temperamental horse.
 es
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nagaji' /nagaji'-/: /nagad-/
familiar, used to
; /-'/
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.

Word Family

nagaji' vta be familiar with, accustomed to, used to h/ or it (animate); know how to handle h/ or it (animate), know how to make it (animate)
(detransitive) nagaji'iwe vai s/he is used to, familiar with people (reciprocal) nagaji'idiwag vai they are familiar with, used to each other

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