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aaboojiigin vta es
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turn it (animate; sheet-like) inside out

Paired with: aaboojiiginan vti



indaaboojiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; niyaaboojiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; odaaboojiiginaan 3s - 3' ind; aaboojiiginaad 3s - 3' conj; aaboojiigin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /aaboojiigin-/

niyaaboojiiginaa1s - 3s ind es
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odaaboojiiginaan3s - 3' ind es
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aaboojiiginaad3s - 3' conj es
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aaboojiigin2s - 3 imp es
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Aaboojiigin gii-paaswad nigigwayaan.

Turn an otter hide fur-side out after you dry it.
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Onaagoshig gakina ninga-aaboojiiginaag weweni ji-bengwadowezowaad.

In the evening I'll turn all of them (hides) fur side out so they will dry properly.
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aaboojiigin /aaboojiigin-/: /aabood-/
inside out, flipped
; /-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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