zoogipon

Ojibwe

Verb

zoogipon (stem zoogipo-, conjunct form zoogipog, changed conjunct form zwaagipog, reduplicated form zaazoogipon)

be snowing
Waawiikaa zoogipon.
Once in a while it snows.

Usage notes

zoogipon is considered to have a dummy-n which is present in independent forms but removed in the conjunct forms.

See also

-aagon-
goon

References

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/zoogipon-vii
for the concept of dummy-n: http://imp.lss.wisc.edu/~jrvalent/ais301/Grammar/HTMLParadigms/vii.htm

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