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dazhiikan vti es
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work at it, on it; be involved, occupied, engaged with it

Paired with: dazhiikaw vta



indazhiikaan 1s - 0s ind; nindazhiikaan 1s - 0s ind; nidazhiikaan 1s - 0s ind; odazhiikaan 3s - 0s ind; dazhiikang 3s - 0 conj; endazhiikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; dazhiikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /dazhiik-/

nindazhiikaan1s - 0s ind es
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odazhiikaan3s - 0s ind es
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dazhiikang3s - 0 conj es
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dazhiikan 2s - 0 imp es
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Omegwaa-dazhiikaan miskwaanzigan ozhitood.

He's working at making the roach right now.
 es
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Gabeyaya'ii odazhiikaan.

He takes a long time to make it.
 nj
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Ningii-wiidookawaa niinim gii-tazhiikang iwe, i'iw manoomin. Ingii-kidasige.

I helped my brother-in-law when he processed wild rice. I parched the rice.
 rg
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dazhiikan /dazhiik-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-iik/
deal with it
Reduplicated Form: ayindazhiikan

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

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Word Family

dazhiikan vti work at it, on it; be involved, occupied, engaged with it
(verb of undergoing) dazhiikigaade vii it is worked on, worked at (by someone), "they" work on it, at it (verb of undergoing) dazhiikigaazo vai s/he is worked on, worked at (by someone), "they" work on, work at h/

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