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zaagikweni vai es
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s/he sticks h/ head up or out



ninzaagikwen 1s ind; nizaagikwen 1s ind; zaagikweni 3s ind; zaagikwenid 3s conj; zayaagikwenid 3s ch-conj; zaagikwenin 2s imp; Stem: /zaagikweni-/

ninzaagikwen1s ind nj
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nizaagikwen1s ind es
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zaagikweni3s ind nj
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es
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zaagikwenid3s conj nj
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zaagikwenin2s imp es
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gii-saagikweni3s ind pst es
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Mitakamig onji-zaagikweni akakojiishi.

A groundhog stuck his head up through (a hole in) the ground.
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zaagikweni /zaagikweni-/: /zaag-/
emerge, protrude
; /-ikwe-/
head
; /-ni/
s/he moves a body part

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

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