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ogimaawi' vta es
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make h/ the boss or leader



indoogimaawi'aa 1s - 3s ind; odoogimaawi'aan 3s - 3' ind; ogimaawi'aad 3s - 3' conj; wegimaawi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ogimaawi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ogimaawi'-/

indoogimaawi'aa1s - 3s ind es
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odoogimaawi'aan3s - 3' ind es
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ogimaawi'aad3s - 3' conj es
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ogimaawi'2s - 3 imp es
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Gii-ogimaawi'aa awe indoozhim omaa epiitakamigak aabita-niibing.

They crowned my nephew the prince of the celebration during the Fourth of July.
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ogimaawi' /ogimaawi'-/: /ogimaawi-/ stem of ogimaawi vai ; /-'/
cause h/ to be or to act 

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Word Family

ogimaa na
  1. a leader (male): a boss, a chief, a king
  2. a king (card)
(verb of being) ogimaawi vai s/he is a leader, is a boss, is a chief
(causative) ogimaawi' vta make h/ the boss or leader (derived noun) ogimaawiwin ni government; authority; leadership
(verb of pretending) ogimaakaazo vai s/he pretends to be the boss (verb of possession) odoogimaami vai s/he has a boss or bosses, a chief or chiefs

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