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onzaabandan vti rg
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see, watch it from a certain place

Paired with: onzaabam vta



nindoonzaabandaan 1s - 0s ind; odoonzaabandaan 3s - 0s ind; onzaabandang 3s - 0 conj; wenzaabandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; onzaabandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /onzaaband-/

nindoonzaabandaan1s - 0s ind rg
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odoonzaabandaan3s - 0s ind rg
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onzaabandang3s - 0 conj rg
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onzaabandan2s - 0 imp rg
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Ogidaakiiwe waa'-onzaabandang mashi ji-gashkadininig zaaga'igan.

She looked from the top of the hill to the top to check out if the lake was frozen over yet.
 nj
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Besho odoonzaabandaan.

He's looking at it from nearby.
 rg
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onzaabandan /onzaaband-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-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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