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ogokeyawin vai + o nj
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[N]

have or use it/it (animate) as bait



nindoogokeyawin 1s - 0s ind; nindoogokeyawinan 1s - 3s ind; odoogokeyawin 3s - 0s ind; odoogokeyawinan 3s - 3' ind; ogokeyawid 3s - 0 conj; ogokeyawid 3s - 3' conj; wegokeyawid 3s - 0 ch-conj; wegokeyawid 3s - 3' ch-conj; ogokeyawin 2s - 0 imp; ogokeyawin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ogokeyawi-/

nindoogokeyawin1s - 0s ind nj
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nindoogokeyawinan1s - 3s ind nj
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odoogokeyawin3s - 0s ind nj
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odoogokeyawinan3s - 3' ind nj
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ogokeyawid3s - 0 conj nj
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ogokeyawid3s - 3' conj nj
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wegokeyawid3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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wegokeyawid3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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ogokeyawin2s - 0 imp nj
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ogokeyawin2s - 3 imp nj
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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.

Word Family

gokeyaw ni [N] bait
(verb of making) gokeyawike vai [N] s/he makes bait, baits something
gokeyawikaadan vti [N] bait it (verb of use) gokeyawikaagen vai [N] use it for bait
(verb of possession) ogokeyawin vai + o [N] have or use it/it (animate) as bait

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