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onzan vti rg
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boil it

Paired with: onzo vta



indoonzaan 1s - 0s ind; nindoonzaan 1s - 0s ind; nidoonzaan 1s - 0s ind; odoonzaan 3s - 0s ind; onzang 3s - 0 conj; wenzang 3s - 0 ch-conj; onzan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /onz-/

indoonzaan1s - 0s ind es
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nindoonzaan1s - 0s ind rg
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odoonzaan3s - 0s ind rg
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es
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onzang3s - 0 conj rg
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es
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wenzang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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es
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onzan2s - 0 imp rg
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es
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ogii-onzaan rg
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es
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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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Word Family

onzan vti boil it
(detransitive) onzige vai s/he boils things (verb of undergoing) onzigaade vii it is boiled (by someone), "they" boil it (verb of undergoing) onzigaazo vai s/he is boiled (by someone), "they" boil h/

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