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aaboozikan vti lw
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put it on inside out, wear it inside out

Paired with: aaboozikaw vta



indaaboozikaan 1s - 0s ind; nindaaboozikaan 1s - 0s ind; ndaaboozikaan 1s - 0s ind; niyaabozikaan 1s - 0s ind; odaaboozikaan 3s - 0s ind; owaaboozikaan 3s - 0s ind; aaboozikang 3s - 0 conj; ayaaboozikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; aaboozikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aaboozik-/

nindaaboozikaan1s - 0s ind nj
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ndaaboozikaan1s - 0s ind lw
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niyaabozikaan 1s - 0s ind es
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odaaboozikaan3s - 0s ind es
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nj
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lw
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owaaboozikaan3s - 0s ind es
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aaboozikang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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lw
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ayaaboozikang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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aaboozikan2s - 0 imp es
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nj
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aaboozikan /aaboozik-/: /aabood-/
inside out, flipped
; /-k/
act on it by foot or body

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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