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jekisidoon vti2 gh
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put it partway up on or into something

Paired with: jekishim vta



injekisidoon 1s - 0s ind; ojekisidoon 3s - 0s ind; jekisidood 3s - 0 conj; jayekisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; jekisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /jekisid-/

injekisidoon1s - 0s ind gh
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ojekisidoon3s - 0s ind gh
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jekisidood3s - 0 conj gh
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jayekisidood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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jekisidoon2s - 0 imp gh
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ogii-chekisidoon3s - 0s ind pst gh
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jekisidoon /jekisid-/: /jek-/
lodge into
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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

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