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ozhi' vta es
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make, build, form h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: ozhitoon vti2



indoozhi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nindoozhi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nidoozhi'aa 1s - 3s ind; odoozhi'aan 3s - 3' ind; ozhi'aad 3s - 3' conj; wezhi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ozhi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ozhi'-/

indoozhi'aa1s - 3s ind es
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nindoozhi'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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odoozhi'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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ozhi'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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wezhi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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ozhi'2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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ogii-ozhi'aan3s - 3' ind pst es
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ogii'-ozhi'aan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Bijiinag gigizheb inga-ozhi'aa a'aw bakwezhigan.

I'll make the bread in the morning.
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Awe mazinikojigan wezhi'ad, weweni izhi'.

That statue you're making, make it good.
 es
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Wiin igo ogii-ozhi'aan iniw opwaaganan ayaabaji'aad.

He made the pipe he's using himself.
 es
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Agaasiinowag zhoominensag. Gaawiin daa-debisesiwag ji-ozhi'agwaa zhiiwi-bakwezhiganensag.

There's not very many raisins. There aren't enough for me to make muffins with.
 nj
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ozhi' /ozhi'-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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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