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onagim vta es
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decide on h/; appoint h/, swear h/ in; put a price or value on h/

Paired with: onagindan vti



indoonagimaa 1s - 3s ind; nindoonagimaa 1s - 3s ind; nidoonagimaa 1s - 3s ind; odoonagimaan 3s - 3' ind; onagimaad 3s - 3' conj; wenagimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; onagim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /onagim-/

indoonagimaa1s - 3s ind es
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odoonagimaan3s - 3' ind es
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onagimaad3s - 3' conj es
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wenagimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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onagim2s - 3 imp es
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Gii-onagimaa imaa ji-namadabid zagaswe'idiiwining

He was nominated to sit on the tribal council.
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Mii gii-onagimind ji-ogimaakwewid awe noozhishenh imaa gii-niimi'iding.

They selected my grandaughter to be the princess at the last pow-wow.
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onagim /onagim-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-agim/
count h/

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.

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