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aabaji' vta lw
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use h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: aabajitoon vti2



ndaabaji'aa 1s - 3s ind; nindaabaji'aa 1s - 3s ind; nidaabaji'aa 1s - 3s ind; odaabaji'aan 3s - 3' ind; aabaji'aad 3s - 3' conj; ayaabaji'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aabaji' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aabaji'-/

ndaabaji'aa1s - 3s ind lw
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nindaabaji'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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odaabaji'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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lw
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aabaji'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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lw
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ayaabaji'aad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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gh
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aabaji'2s - 3 imp nj
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lw
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ogii'-aabaji'aan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Indaabaji'aa akik naadoobiiyaan.

I use a pail when I haul sap.
 rg
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Gii-nanawise nimaji-manidoowidaabaan gaa-onji-aabaji'aasiwag.

I didn't use my dray because it fell apart.
 es
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Agwaashim asiniig gaa-wii'-aabaji'adwaa wii'-madoodooyan.

Set the rocks ashore, the ones you are going to use for the sweat.
 nj
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aabaji' /aabaji'-/: /aabad-/
useful
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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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