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waabowayaan ni gh
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[N]

a blanket

See also: waabooyaan ni [S]



waabowayaan sg; waabowayaanan pl; waabowayaaning loc; waabowayaanens dim; waabowayaanish pej; Stem: /waabowayaan-/

waabowayaan sg gh
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rg
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waabowayaanan pl gh
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rg
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waabowayaaning loc rg
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waabowayaanens dim rg
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waabowayaanish pej rg
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niwaabowayaan1s - 3s pos rg
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owaabowayaan3s - 0s pos rg
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Wewiib giizhiikan i'iw waabowayaan.

Hurry up and finish that blanket.
 rg
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Ganabaj gii-wanigwaade i'iw waabowayaan.

I think that blanket was sewed wrong.
 rg
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Ingii-piitoogwaadaan i'iw waabowayaan waa-aabajitooyaan.

I put a lining in the blanket that I'm going to use.
 rg
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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