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agwaaweba' vta get h/ or it (animate) off the water using something forcefully, scoop h/ or it (animate) out of the water

agwaaweba'an vti get it off the water using something forcefully, scoop it out of the water onto the land

agwaaweba'wi vta [NI]

► agwaaweba' vta

agwaawebin vta throw h/ out of the water

Paired with: agwaawebinan vti

agwaawebinamaw vta throw (it) out of the water for or to h/

agwaawebinan vti throw it out of the water

Paired with: agwaawebin vta

(benefactive) agwaawebinamaw vta throw (it) out of the water for or to h/ (detransitive) agwaawebinige vai s/he throws things out of the water, throws things ashore (verb of undergoing) agwaawebinigaade vii it is thrown out of the water, is thrown ashore (verb of undergoing) agwaawebinigaazo vai s/he is thrown out of the water, is thrown ashore
agwaawebinigaade vii it is thrown out of the water, is thrown ashore

agwaawebinigaazo vai s/he is thrown out of the water, is thrown ashore

agwaawebinige vai s/he throws things out of the water, throws things ashore

agwaawidoon vti2 carry, take it ashore

Paired with: agwaawizh vta

agwaawizh vta carry, take h/ ashore

Paired with: agwaawidoon vti2

agwaayaabogo vai s/he drifts ashore in the current

agwaayaadagaa vai s/he swims ashore

See also: agwaayaadage vai [BL]

agwaayaadagaako vai s/he goes ashore on ice

agwaayaadagaazii vai s/he wades ashore

agwaayaadagaaziibatoo vai s/he wades ashore in a hurry

agwaayaadage vai [BL] s/he swims to shore

See also: agwaayaadagaa vai

agwaayaa'an vii it drifts ashore on the waves

agwaayaa'angosag (a piece of) driftwood

agwaayaako vai s/he comes ashore off the ice

agwaayaasin vii it is blown ashore (by the wind); sails ashore

Paired with: agwaayaashi vai

agwaayaashi vai s/he is blown ashore (by the wind); sails ashore

Paired with: agwaayaasin vii

agwaayaashkaa vii waves come ashore

agwaayoode vai s/he crawls ashore

agwaayoom vta carry, take h/ shore on the back

Paired with: agwaayoondan vti

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

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