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danagindan vti nj
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read it in a certain place



nindanagindaan 1s - 0s ind; odanagindaan 3s - 0s ind; danagindang 3s - 0 conj; endanagindang 3s - 0 ch-conj; danagindan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /danagind-/

nindanagindaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odanagindaan3s - 0s ind nj
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danagindang3s - 0 conj nj
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endanagindang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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Wawenabi waa-tanagindang dibaajimoo-mazina'igan.

She's sitting herself down to read the newspaper.
 nj
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danagindan /danagind-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-agind/
count, read 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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