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agoozh vta hang h/

Paired with: agoodoon vti2

agoozi vai s/he is perched up on something

agoozimakakii na a tree frog

agwadaashi na a sunfish

agwadin vii it is frozen onto something

Paired with: agwaji vai

agwa' vta sew it (animate) on something; attach it (animate) (using something)

Paired with: agwa'an vti See also: agwa'wi vta [NI]

agwa'amaw vta sew (it) on for h/; attach (it) for h/ (using something)

agwa'an vti attach it (using something); sew it on something

Paired with: agwa' vta

(benefactive) agwa'amaw vta attach (it) for h/ (using something); sew (it) on for h/ (detransitive) agwa'ige vai s/he attaches (things) (using something); s/he sews (things) on (verb of undergoing) agwa'igaade vii it is attached (by someone); it is sewn on (by someone) (verb of undergoing) agwa'igaazo vai it (animate) is attached (by someone); it (animate) is sewn on
agwa'igaade vii it is sewn on (by someone); it is attached (by someone)

agwa'igaazo vai it (animate) is sewn on; it (animate) is attached (by someone)

agwa'ige vai s/he sews (things) on; s/he attaches (things) (using something)

agwa'wi vta [NI] attach it (animate) (using something); sew it (animate) on

► agwa' vta

agwaji vai s/he or it (animate) is frozen onto something

Paired with: agwadin vii

agwajiing adv loc outside, outdoors

agwajiishkwaand adv loc just outside the door

agwamo vai s/he or it (animate) is on or in the water, floats on the water

See also: agomo vai

agwanabakwebi vai s/he sits taking shelter in a bark lean-to

agwana' vta cover h/

Paired with: agwana'an vti

agwana'amaw vta cover (it) for h/

agwana'an vti cover it

Paired with: agwana' vta

(benefactive) agwana'amaw vta cover (it) for h/ (detransitive) agwana'ige vai s/he covers things (verb of undergoing) agwana'igaade vii it is covered (by someone), "they" cover it (verb of undergoing) agwana'igaazo vai s/he is covered (by someone), "they" cover h/
agwana'igaade vii it is covered (by someone), "they" cover it

agwana'igaazo vai s/he is covered (by someone), "they" cover h/

agwana'ige vai s/he covers things

agwana'wi vta [NI]

► agwana' vta

agwanaabikaa vii there is a cave or hollow under the rock ledge

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

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