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ozaawaakiz vta rg
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toast h/, brown h/ (by fire)

Paired with: ozaawaakizan vti



indoozaawaakizwaa 1s - 3s ind; nindoozaawaakizwaa 1s - 3s ind; odoozaawaakizwaan 3s - 3' ind; ozaawaakizwaad 3s - 3' conj; wezaawaakizwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ozaawaakiz 2s - 3 imp; ozaawaakizwi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ozaawaakizw-/

indoozaawaakizwaa1s - 3s ind es
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nindoozaawaakizwaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odoozaawaakizwaan3s - 3' ind es
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ozaawaakizwaad3s - 3' conj es
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wezaawaakizwaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ozaawaakiz2s - 3 imp es
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ozaawaakizwi2s - 3 imp nj
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Ogii-ozaawaakizwaan iniw giboziganan waa-amwaad.

He toasted the bread he wanted to eat.
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Awenen waa'-ozaawaakizwaad giboziganan. Midaaswi awiyag gidaa-ashamaanaanig.

Who's going to make the toast? We've got ten people to feed out there.
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ozaawaakiz /ozaawaakizw-/: /ozaaw-/
brown, orange, yellow
; /-aak-/
fire
; /-izw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by heat

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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