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agaamikana adv loc es
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on the other side of the road or trail, across the road or trail



agaamikana ;

agaamikana nj
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rg
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es
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Agaamikana iwidi debinaagozi endwewemad.

You can see the person you are asking for across the road.
 es
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Bimaaabiigisin 'i dibaabiiginigan iwidi agaamikana.

The measuring tape is run along across the road.
 es
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Wegonen iwedi gaa-madwe-ateg agaamikana.

What's that over there across the road?
 nj
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agaamikana/agaam-/
on the other side, the facing side
; /-kana/
road, path

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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