dakonige

Ojibwe

Etymology

dakon- +‎ -ge

Verb

dakonige (changed conjunct form dekoniged)

1. hold (things), take hold of (things)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dakonige

Independent	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	nindakonige	nindakonigesii(n)
2nd person (2s) Giin	gidakonige	gidakonigesii(n)
3rd person (3s) Wiin	dakonige	dakonigesii(n)
Obviative (3')	dakonigewan	dakonigesiiwan
Indefinite (X)	dakonigem	dakonigesiim
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	nindakonigemin	nindakonigesiimin
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	gidakonigemin	gidakonigesiimin
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	gidakonigem	gidakonigesiim
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	dakonigewag	dakonigesiiwag
Conjunct	positive	negative
1st person (1s) Niin	dakonigeyaan	dakonigesiwaan
2nd person (2s) Giin	dakonigeyan/yin	dakonigesiwan/siwin
3rd person (3s) Wiin	dakoniged	dakonigesig
Obviative (3')	dakonigenid	dakonigesinid/sinig
Indefinite (X)	dakonigeng	dakonigesing
1st person plural exclusive (1p) Niinawind	dakonigeyaang	dakonigesiwaang
1st person plural inclusive (21) Giinawind	dakonigeyang/ying	dakonigesiwang/siwing
2nd person plural (2p) Giinawaa	dakonigeyeg	dakonigesiweg
3rd person plural (3p) Wiinawaa	dakonigewaad	dakonigesiwaa

Related terms

• dakonamaw
• dakonigaade
• dakonigaazo

References

• The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/dakonige-vai