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/ojibw-/ initial

 
shrink, shrivel, pucker
 
Type:
initial
Subtypes:
root
Variants:
oijibo
ojibobidoon vti2 pull it into a pucker
ojibode vii it shrivels from heat
ojibogwaadan vti pucker it
ojibogwaade vii it is puckered
ojibogwaazh vta pucker h/
ojibogwaazo vai s/he is puckered
ojiboshkaa vii it puckers up
ojibozo vai it (animate) shrivels from heat
ojibwaabaawe vai s/he puckers up in the water
ojibwaakide vii it shrivels, puckers in the fire
ojibwaakizo vai s/he shrivels, puckers in the fire

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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