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odaminwaagan na nj
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a doll



odaminwaagan sg; odaminwaaganag pl; odaminwaagaans dim; odaminwaaganens dim; odaminwaaganing loc; Stem: /odaminwaagan-/

odaminwaagan sg es
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odaminwaaganag pl es
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odaminwaagaans dim es
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odaminwaaganens dim nj
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odaminwaaganing loc es
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nindoodaminwaagan1s - 3s pos es
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odoodaminwaaganan3s - 3' pos es
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odoodaminwaaganan3s - 3's pos nj
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Na' gichi-wawiyazhinaagozi awe ikwezens -- indigo naa go aw odaminwaagan.

Look, that girl is just cute -- like a little doll.
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Ogii'-agaashiinyi'aan gaa-gii'-ozhitamawaad odaminwaaganensan odaanisensan.

She made the doll she made for her little daughter small.
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odaminwaagan /odaminwaagan-/: /odamino-/ stem of odamino vai ; /-aagan/
[nominalizer]

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

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Word Family

odamino vai s/he plays
(applicative) odaminwaazh vta play with h/ (as a toy or doll) (applicative) odaminwaadan vti play with it (as a toy) (verb of use) odaminwaage vai + o s/he uses something as a toy; s/he plays with something (as a toy) (verb of use) odaminwaagen vai + o use it as a toy; play with it (as a toy) (causative) odamino' vta make h/ play; play with h/ (derived noun) odaminwaagan na a doll (derived noun) odaminwaagan ni a toy; a plaything
(verb of possession) odoodaminwaagani vai s/he has a toy or doll

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