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nagajitoon vti2 es
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be familiar with, accustomed to, used to making or doing it; knows how to handle it

Paired with: nagaji' vta



ninagajitoon 1s - 0s ind; onagajitoon 3s - 0s ind; nagajitood 3s - 0 conj; negajitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; nagajitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nagajit-/

ninagajitoon1s - 0s ind es
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onagajitoon3s - 0s ind es
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nagajitood3s - 0 conj es
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negajitood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nagajitoon 2s - 0 imp es
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Onagajitoonaawaa gabedibikwewaad igiweg weshki-bimaadiziwaad.

Those young people are used to staying up all night.
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nagajitoon /nagajit-/: /nagad-/
familiar, used to
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act

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

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