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zaagi' vta gh
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love, treasure h/

Paired with: zaagitoon vti2



inzaagi'aa 1s - 3s ind; ninzaagi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nizaagi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nizaagi'ig 3s - 1s ind; nizaagi'igoo X - 1s ind; gizaagi'in 1s - 2s ind; gizaagi' 2s - 1s ind; ozaagi'aan 3s - 3' ind; zaagi'aa 3s ind; zaagi'aad 3s - 3' conj; zayaagi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; zaagi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zaagi'-/

inzaagi'aa1s - 3s ind gh
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gizaagi'in1s - 2s ind ls
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gizaagi'2s - 1s ind ls
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ozaagi'aan3s - 3' ind gh
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zaagi'aad3s - 3' conj gh
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zayaagi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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zaagi'2s - 3 imp gh
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ogii-saagi'aan3s - 3' ind pst gh
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Aapiji ozaagi'aan ookomisan.

She really loves her grandma.
 nj
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zaagi' /zaagi'-/: /zaag-/
treasure
; /-'/
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.

Word Family

zaagi' vta love, treasure h/
(detransitive) zaagi'iwe vai s/he loves someone, loves people
(derived noun) zaagi'iwewin ni love
(reciprocal) zaagi'idiwag vai they love each other
(derived noun) zaagi'idiwin ni mutual love
(reflexive) zaagi'idizo vai s/he loves h/ self

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