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zhagashkitaa vai es
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s/he crouches down, ducks down, stoops



inzhagashkitaa 1s ind; ninzhagashkitaa 1s ind; nizhagashkitaa 1s ind; zhagashkitaa 3s ind; zhagashkitaad 3s conj; zhegashkitaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zhagashkitaa-/

nizhagashkitaa1s ind es
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zhagashkitaa3s ind es
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zhagashkitaad3s conj es
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zhegashkitaad3s ch-conj es
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gii-shagashkitaa3s ind pst es
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zhagashkitaa /zhagashkitaa-/: /zhagashk-/
flatten down
; /-taa/
s/he does something, works, acts

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

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