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nagamotaw vta es
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sing to h/



ninagamotawaa 1s - 3s ind; onagamotawaan 3s - 3' ind; nagamotawaad 3s - 3' conj; negamotawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nagamotaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nagamotaw-/

ninagamotawaa1s - 3s ind es
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onagamotawaan3s - 3' ind es
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nagamotawaad3s - 3' conj es
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negamotawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nagamotaw2s - 3 imp es
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nagamotaw /nagamotaw-/: /nagamo-/ stem of nagamo vai ; /-taw/
act in relation to h/

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

nagamo vai s/he sings
(verb of pretending) nagamokaazo vai s/he pretends to sing (applicative) nagamotaw vta sing to h/
(reciprocal) nagamotaadiwag vai they sing to each other
(derived noun) nagamon ni a song (derived noun) nagamowin ni singing; a song

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