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gaazh vta gh
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ingaanaa 1s - 3s ind; ningaanaa 1s - 3s ind; nigaanaa 1s - 3s ind; ogaanaan 3s - 3' ind; gaanaad 3s - 3' conj; gayaanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gaaN-/

ingaanaa1s - 3s ind gh
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ogaanaan3s - 3' ind gh
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gaanaad3s - 3' conj gh
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gayaanaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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gaazh 2s - 3 imp gh
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Anaamaabik ogii-izhi-gaanaan ozhooniyaaman.

He hid his money under a rock.
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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.

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