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wanagim vta es
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miscount h/

Paired with: wanagindan vti



niwanagimaag 1s - 3p ind; owanagimaan 3s - 3' ind; wanagimaad 3s - 3' conj; wenagimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; wanagim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wanagim-/

niwanagimaag1s - 3p ind es
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owanagimaan3s - 3' ind es
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wanagimaad3s - 3' conj es
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wenagimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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wanagim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-wanagimaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ogii'-wanagimaa' aaniin minik endaswegizinid omaanataana'.

He miscounted how many furs he had.
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wanagim /wanagim-/: /wan-/
wrong, lost
; /-agim/
count h/

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

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