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agwaabidoon vti2 es
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pull it ashore, off the water, off the fire

Paired with: agwaabizh vta



indagwaabidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindagwaabidoon 1s - 0s ind; nidagwaabidoon 1s - 0s ind; odagwaabidoon 3s - 0s ind; agwaabidood 3s - 0 conj; egwaabidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; agwaabidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /agwaabid-/

indagwaabidoon1s - 0s ind es
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nindagwaabidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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odagwaabidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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agwaabidood3s - 0 conj nj
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egwaabidood3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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agwaabidoon 2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii'-agwaabidoon ind pst nj
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Agwaabidoon giniminaawaandawaagan jibwaa-gashkading.

Pull your dock out of the water before it freezes up.
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agwaabidoon /agwaabid-/: /agwaa-/
off or out of water or open area
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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

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