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agindan vti gh
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count it; read it

Paired with: agim vta



indagindaan 1s - 0s ind; nindagindaan 1s - 0s ind; nidagindaan 1s - 0s ind; odagindaan 3s - 0s ind; agindang 3s - 0 conj; egindang 3s - 0 ch-conj; agindan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /agind-/

nindagindaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odagindaan3s - 0s ind nj
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agindang3s - 0 conj nj
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gh
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egindang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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gh
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agindan 2s - 0 imp nj
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gh
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Agindan endasingin makakoon.

Count how many boxes there are.
 nj
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Zhebaa ningii'-agindaan nindoozhibii'amaagoowin.

This morning I read my letter (the letter I got).
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: ayagind

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

agindan vti count it; read it
(detransitive) agindaaso vai s/he counts; s/he reads
(verb of undergoing) aginjigaade vii
  1. it is counted (by someone), "they" count it
  2. it is read (by someone), "they" read it
 (verb of undergoing) aginjigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is counted (by someone) (benefactive) agindamaw vta count (it) for h/; read (it) for h/
(detransitive) agindamaage vai s/he counts (something) for people; s/he reads (something) for people

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