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gaganoozh vta es
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talk to h/, have a conversation with h/



ingaganoonaa 1s - 3s ind; ningaganoonaa 1s - 3s ind; nigaganoonaa 1s - 3s ind; ogaganoonaan 3s - 3' ind; gaganoonaad 3s - 3' conj; geganoonaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gaganoozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gaganooN-/

nigaganoonaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogaganoonaan3s - 3' ind es
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es
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gaganoonaad3s - 3' conj es
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es
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geganoonaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gaganoozh2s - 3 imp es
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Gaa-izhi-miigaadiwaad igiw niizh abinoojiinyag, mii dash awe gikinoo'amaagewikwe ogii-kaganoonaan.

The two kids were fighting and so then the teacher was talking to them.
 rg
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Ajina go ningii'-kaganoonaa jibwaa-boozid gichi-odaabaanan.

I only talked with him for a little while before he got on the bus.
 nj
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Ningii-kaganoonaag igiweg weshki-bimaadiziwaad weshki-maadanokiiwaad.

I counseled those young people that are just starting to work.
 es
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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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