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abwi ni nj
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a paddle



abwi sg; abwiin pl; abwiins dim; abwiing loc; abwiish pej sg; Stem: /abwy-/

abwi sg gh
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es
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nj
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abwiin pl gh
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es
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nj
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abwiins dim gh
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es
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nj
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abwiing loc es
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nj
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nindabwi1s - 0s pos nj
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indabwi1s - 0s pos gh
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odabwi3s - 0s pos gh
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nj
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Agaaming iwidi ningii'-onjikadaan bezhig nindabwi.

I left one of my paddles across the lake.
 nj
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Gagaanwaakwadoon abwiin.

Paddles are long.
 nj
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Giishpin agaasaakwak gidabwi, giga-bookobidoon nita'aman.

If your paddle is small, you'll break it going against the current.
 nj
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Omookodaan odabwi waa'-izhinaagwadinig.

He's carving his paddle to how he wants it to look.
 nj
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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.

Word Family

abwi ni a paddle
(verb of making) abwiike vai s/he makes paddles
(benefactive) abwiikaw vta make a paddle or paddles for h/
(verb of possession) odabwii vai s/he has a paddle or paddles (derived noun) abwiikaan na [BL] a propeller
abwiikaanens na [RL] a boat propeller or outboard motor propeller

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