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zhooshkwega'an vti lw
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iron it

Paired with: zhooshkwega' vta



inzhooshkwega'aan 1s - 0s ind; nzhooshkwega'aan 1s - 0s ind; nizhooshkwega'aan 1s - 0s ind; ozhooshkwega'aan 3s - 0s ind; zhooshkwega'ang 3s - 0 conj; zhwaashkwega'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; zhooshkwega'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zhooshkwega'-/

nzhooshkwega'aan1s - 0s ind lw
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nizhooshkwega'aan1s - 0s ind es
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ozhooshkwega'aan3s - 0s ind es
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zhooshkwega'ang3s - 0 conj es
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zhwaashkwega'ang3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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zhooshkwega'an2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-shooshkwega'aan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Ozhooshkwega'aan ogiboodiyegwaazon.

He's ironing his pants.
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Zhooshkwa'iganaatigong izhi-bakijiigisidoon waa-shooshkwega'aman.

Put what you're going to iron across the ironing board.
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zhooshkwega'an /zhooshkwega'-/: /zhooshkw-/
smooth, slippery
; /-eg-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing 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

zhooshkwega'an vti iron it
(detransitive) zhooshkwega'ige vai s/he irons clothes (derived noun) zhooshkwega'igan ni an iron

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