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aaboojisidoon vti2 es
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put it wrong side out

Paired with: aaboojishim vta



niyaaboojisidoon 1s - 0s ind; odaaboojisidoon 3s - 0s ind; aaboojisidood 3s - 0 conj; ayaaboojisidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; aaboojisidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aaboojisid-/

niyaaboojisidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odaaboojisidoon3s - 0s ind es
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aaboojisidood3s - 0 conj es
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aaboojisidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-aaboojisidoon 'iw mashkimod gii-paasang.

He put that bag inside out to dry it.
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aaboojisidoon /aaboojisid-/: /aabood-/
inside out, flipped
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with something)

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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