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okosidoon vti2 es
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pile, stack it

Paired with: okoshim vta



indookosidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindookosidoonan 1s - 0p ind; nidookosidoon 1s - 0s ind; odookosidoon 3s - 0s ind; odookosidoonan 3s - 0p ind; okosidood 3s - 0 conj; wekosidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; okosidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /okosid-/

indookosidoon1s - 0s ind es
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nindookosidoonan1s - 0p ind nj
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odookosidoon3s - 0s ind es
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odookosidoonan3s - 0p ind nj
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okosidood3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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okosidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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Okosidoon misan ji-baategin.

Pile up the firewood to dry.
 nj
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Daga apii bi-wiiji'ishiikan wii'-okosidoowaan misan.

Could you please come and help me when I pile up the wood.
 nj
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okosidoon /okosid-/: /okw-/
pile, group
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

okosidoon vti2 pile, stack it
(detransitive) okosijige vai s/he piles, stacks things (benefactive) okosidaw vta pile, stack (it) for h/ (benefactive) okosidamaw vta pile, stack (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) okosijigaade vii it is piled, stacked (by someone); "they" pile, stack it (verb of undergoing) okosijigaazo vai it (animate) is piled, stacked (by someone); "they" pile, stack it (animate) (derived noun) okosijigan ni a haystack

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