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googii vai rg
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s/he dives



ingoogii 1s ind; ningoogii 1s ind; nigoogii 1s ind; googii 3s ind; googiid 3s conj; gwaagiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /googii-/

ningoogii1s ind rg
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es
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googii 3s ind nj
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rg
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es
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googiid3s conj nj
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es
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gii-koogii 3s ind pst es
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Mii iwidi gii-ni-mookised a'awe gaa-ni-googiid.

The diver popped up down yonder.
 es
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Apane naa go gii-koogiiwaad igiweg maangwag genawaabamagwaaban

The loons I'd been watching dived.
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Reduplicated Form: gaagoogii

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

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