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aabiigin vta nj
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unfold h/; unwrap h/

Paired with: aabiiginan vti



nindaabiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; odaabiiginaan 3s - 3' ind; aabiiginaad 3s - 3' conj; ayaabiiginaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; aabiigin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aabiigin-/

nindaabiiginaa1s - 3s ind nj
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aabiiginaad3s - 3' conj nj
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aabiigin2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii'-aabiiginaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ogii-kashkiiginaan oniijaanisensan wii'-nibe'aad. Gii-goshkozinid ogii'-aabiiginaan.

She wrapped up her baby and put her to sleep. When she woke up, she unwrapped her.
 nj
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aabiigin /aabiigin-/: /aab-/
undo
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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

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