dakwam

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Ojibwe

Etymology

dakw- (hold, grasp, control) + -am (act on by mouth or teeth)

Verb

dakwam (changed conjunct form dekwamaad)

  1. hold in the mouth
  2. bite
    Nindakwamig nishiime ezhi-wiisagamid.
    My little brother bit me and it hurts.

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