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gojitoon vti2 es
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try it out

Paired with: goji' vta



ningojitoon 1s - 0s ind; nigojitoon 1s - 0s ind; ogojitoon 3s - 0s ind; gojitood 3s - 0 conj; gwejitood 3s - 0 ch-conj; gojitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /gojit-/

ningojitoon1s - 0s ind nj
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nigojitoon1s - 0s ind es
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ogojitoon3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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gojitood3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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gwejitood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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es
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gojitoon2s - 0 imp nj
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es
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ogii-kojitoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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ogii-gojitoon3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Ogii-kojitoon iwe oshki-wewebanaabaan gaa-adaawed.

He tried out the new rod and reel he bought.
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gojitoon /gojit-/: /god-/
try, tried
; /-t/
cause it to be or to act; make it

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

gojitoon vti2 try it out
(benefactive) gojitaw vta test (it) for h/ (benefactive) gojitamaw vta test (it) for h/ (detransitive) gojichige vai s/he tries things, practices (verb of undergoing) gojichigaade vii it is tried out (by someone), "they" try it out (verb of undergoing) gojichigaazo vai s/he is tried out (by someone), "they" try h/ out

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