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=doon- nid STEM FOR: mouth

indoon nid my mouth nindoon nid my mouth gidoon nid your mouth odoon nid h/ mouth
da naa pc disc what the heck!, what the hell!, damn! [particle cluster expressing mild disbelief, despair, or disapproval]

da- pv tns future tense (in independent order verbs with no personal preverb and, for some speakers, in unchanged conjunct verbs)

dawaa vii there is a space, a gap, room

gaadaw vta hide (it) from h/

gaadoon vti2 hide, conceal it

Paired with: gaazh vta

(benefactive) gaadamaw vta hide something from h/
(reflexive) gaadamaazo vai s/he hides (something) from h/ self
(benefactive) gaadaw vta hide (it) from h/ (verb of undergoing) gaajigaade vii it is hidden (by someone), "they" hide it (verb of undergoing) gaajigaazo vai s/he is hidden (by someone), "they" hide h/ (detransitive) gaajige vai s/he hides things
gidoon nid your mouth

indawaa adv man consequently; rather; therefore

See also: indawaaj adv man ; nindawaa adv man

indoon nid my mouth

nindawaa adv man consequently; rather; therefore

See also: indawaa adv man ; indawaaj adv man

nindoon nid my mouth

odoon nid h/ mouth

wiiji-daam vta live beside h/; live with h/

(reciprocal) wiiji-daandiwag vai they live with or by each other

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

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