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agwaagopogozi vai s/he tastes moldy

Paired with: agwaagopogwad vii

agwaagopogwad vii it tastes moldy

Paired with: agwaagopogozi vai

agwaagosin vii it is moldy

Paired with: agwaagoshi vai

agwaagoshi vai s/he is moldy

Paired with: agwaagosin vii

agwaagwaabikad vii it is rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikizi vai

agwaagwaabikisin vii it turns rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikishin vai

agwaagwaabikishin vai s/he turns rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikisin vii

agwaagwaabikizi vai it (animate) is rusty

Paired with: agwaagwaabikad vii

agwaagwaashkwani vai s/he jumps ashore

agwaa' vta take h/ off the water or fire (using something), take h/ out of the pot (using something), dip h/ out

Paired with: agwaa'an vti

agwaa'amaw vta take (it) off the water or fire for h/ (using something), take (it) out of the pot for h/ (using something), dishes (it) up for h/

agwaa'amaazo vai s/he comes ashore singing

agwaa'amaazo vai s/he dishes (it) up for h/ self

agwaa'an vti take it off the water or fire (using something); take it out of the pot (using something)

(benefactive) agwaa'amaw vta take (it) off the water or fire for h/ (using something), take (it) out of the pot for h/ (using something), dishes (it) up for h/
agwaa'iskomii vai s/he scoops ice (from a hole in the ice)

agwaa'izekwe vai s/he takes something out of the cooking pot

agwaa'o vai s/he lands, comes ashore in a boat

agwaa'oodoon vti2 take it off something or unload it off something: take it ashore, take it off the fire, take it off a boat or vehicle

agwaa'wi vta [NI]

► agwaa' vta

agwaakawe vai s/he leaves tracks coming ashore

agwaakwadin vii it is frozen onto something

Paired with: agwaakwaji vai

agwaakwa'an vti nail it up against the wall; post it up

(detransitive) agwaakwa'ige vai s/he nails things up, posts things (verb of undergoing) agwaakwa'igaade vii it is posted (by someone), "they" post it (derived noun) agwaakwa'igan ni a sign, a poster, a posted notice
agwaakwa'igan ni a sign, a poster, a posted notice

agwaakwa'igaade vii it is posted (by someone), "they" post it

agwaakwa'ige vai s/he nails things up, posts things

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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