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akwaabandan vti rg
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see it at a certain distance

Paired with: akwaabam vta



nindakwaabandaan 1s - 0s ind; odakwaabandaan 3s - 0s ind; akwaabandang 3s - 0 conj; ekwaabandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; akwaabandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /akwaaband-/

nindakwaabandaan1s - 0s ind rg
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odakwaabandaan3s - 0s ind rg
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akwaabandang3s - 0 conj rg
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ekwaabandang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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akwaabandan2s - 0 imp rg
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ogii-akwaabandaan3s - 0s pst rg
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akwaabandan /akwaaband-/: /akw-/
a certain length, so long
; /-aaband/
look at 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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