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aatawebidoon vti2 es
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turn it (a stove or a light) off



nindaatawebidoon 1s - 0s ind; indaatawebidoon 1s - 0s ind; niyaatawebidoon 1s - 0s ind; odaatawebidoon 3s - 0s ind; aatawebidood 3s - 0 conj; ayaatawebidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; Stem: /aatawebid-/

nindaatawebidoon1s - 0s ind nj
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niyaatawebidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odaatawebidoon3s - 0s ind nj
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aatawebidood3s - 0 conj nj
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aatawebidoon2s - 0 imp nj
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Aatawebidoon 'iw waazakonenjigan.

Turn out the light.
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Aatawebidoon waazakonenjigan jibwaa-nibaayan.

Turn out the light before you go to sleep.
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aatawebidoon /aatawebid-/: /aatawe-/ stem of aatawe vii [N] ; /-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

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