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agoojigan ni gh
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something hung: a clothesline, a Christmas present, an item for sale at a stand; something used to hang things: a hanger



agoojigan sg; agoojiganan pl; agoojiganens dim; agoojiganing loc; Stem: /agoojigan-/

agoojigan sg gh
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agoojiganan pl gh
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agoojigan /agoojigan-/: /agood-/ stem of agoodoon vti2 ; /-gan/
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

agoodoon vti2 hang it
(detransitive) agoojige vai s/he hangs things, hangs laundry (benefactive) agoodamaw vta hang (it) for h/ (derived noun) agoojigan ni something hung: a clothesline, a Christmas present, an item for sale at a stand; something used to hang things: a hanger (benefactive) agoodaw vta
  1. hang (it) for h/
  2. set a snare for h/

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