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noogishkaa vai es
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s/he comes to a stop, stops moving, stops and stays

Paired with: noogishkaa vii



ninoogishkaa 1s ind; noogishkaa 3s ind; noogishkaad 3s conj; nwaagishkaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /noogishkaa-/

ninoogishkaa1s ind es
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noogishkaa3s ind es
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noogishkaad3s conj es
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Indaga imaa ani-noogishkaan. Ninoonde-zaaga'am.

Could you stop there? I need to go to the bathroom.
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Mii imaa gii-noogishkaawaad igiw biiwideg imaa endaashiyaan

The guests stayed at my old home.
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Mii omaa gii-pimi-noogishkaad awe mindimooyenh gaa-pabaamigamigwed.

The old lady that goes around visiting stopped by.
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Mii imaa oshki-noogishkaawigamigong gii-pi-noogishkaad awe gaa-shigajibii'ag bijiinaago.

The person I was waiting for stopped off at that new hotel yesterday.
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noogishkaa /noogishkaa-/: /noog-/
come to a stop, slow
; /-shkaa/
s/he or it (animate) moves, goes, has happen to h/ or it
Reduplicated Form: naanoogishkaa

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