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ozhikodan vti es
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carve it to shape

Paired with: ozhikozh vta



indoozhikodaan 1s - 0s ind; odoozhikodaan 3s - 0s ind; ozhikodang 3s - 0 conj; wezhikodang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ozhikodan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ozhikod-/

odoozhikodaan3s - 0s ind es
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wezhikodang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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ozhikodan2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-kiizhiikaanan gii-ozhikodang iniw abwiin.

He's all done carving the paddles.
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ozhikodan /ozhikod-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-ikod/
cut it with knife

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

ozhikodan vti carve it to shape
(derived noun) ozhikojigan ni a carving, a sculpture

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