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okwaakosidoon vti2 es
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stack it (as something stick- or wood-like)

Paired with: okwaakoshim vta



ndookwaakosidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindookwaakosidoon 1s - 0s ind; nidookwaakosidoon 1s - 0s ind; odookwaakosidoon 3s - 0s ind; okwaakosidood 3s - 0 conj; wekwaakosidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; okwaakosidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /okwaakosid-/

ndookwaakosidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odookwaakosidoon3s - 0s ind es
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okwaakosidood3s - 0 conj es
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wekwaakosidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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okwaakosidoon2s - 0 imp es
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okwaakosidoon /okwaakosid-/: /okw-/
pile, group
; /-aakw-/
stick-like, wooden, organic solid
; /-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

okwaakosidoon vti2 stack it (as something stick- or wood-like)
(detransitive) okwaakosijige vai s/he stacks something (stick-like)

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