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nookiz vta es
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cook h/ tender

Paired with: nookizan vti



ninookizwaa 1s - 3s ind; onookizwaan 3s - 3' ind; nookizwaad 3s - 3' conj; nwaakizwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nookiz 2s - 3 imp; nookizwi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nookizw-/

ninookizwaa1s - 3s ind rg
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nj
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es
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onookizwaan3s - 3' ind rg
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nj
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es
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nookizwaad3s - 3' conj rg
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nj
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es
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nwaakizwaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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nookiz 2s - 3 imp rg
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es
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nookizwi2s - 3 imp nj
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Nimaamaa ko ogii-nookizwaan iniw esibanan.

My mother used to cook raccoon tender.
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nookiz /nookizw-/: /nook-/
soft
; /-izw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by heat

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.

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