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ogimaakandaw vta es
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rule, govern h/

Paired with: ogimaakandan vti



indoogimaakandawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindoogimaakandawaa 1s - 3s ind; nidoogimaakandawaa 1s - 3s ind; odoogimaakandawaan 3s - 3' ind; ogimaakandawaad 3s - 3' conj; wegimaakandawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ogimaakandaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ogimaakandaw-/

indoogimaakandawaa1s - 3s ind es
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odoogimaakandawaan3s - 3' ind es
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ogimaakandawaad3s - 3' conj es
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wegimaakandawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ogimaakandaw2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-ogimaakandawaan3s - 3' ind es
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Maazhichigewag ogimaakandawaad iniwen endanakamigizinid.

They're doing wrong bossing around the people doing the work.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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