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aabibidoon vti2 rg
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unravel it; rip it open

Paired with: aabibizh vta



indaabibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindaabibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nidaabibidoon 1s - 0s ind; niyaabibidoon 1s - 0s ind; odaabibidoon 3s - 0s ind; aabibidood 3s - 0 conj; ayaabibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; aabibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aabibid-/

niyaabibidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odaabibidoon3s - 0s ind es
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aabibidood3s - 0 conj es
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aabibidoon2s - 0 imp rg
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es
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aabibidoon /aabibid-/: /aab-/
undo
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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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