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agwaa'amaw vta nj
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take (it) off the water or fire for h/ (using something), take (it) out of the pot for h/ (using something), dish (it) up for h/



nindagwaa'amawaa 1s - 3s ind; nindagwaa'amaag 3s - 1s ind; gidagwaa'amawin 1s - 2s ind; gidagwaa'amaw 2s - 1s ind; odagwaa'amawaan 3s - 3' ind; agwaa'amawaad 3s - 3' conj; egwaa'amawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; agwaa'amaw 2 - 3 imp; agwaa'amawishin 2s - 1s imp; Stem: /agwaa'amaw-/

nindagwaa'amawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindagwaa'amaag3s - 1s ind nj
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gidagwaa'amawin1s - 2s ind nj
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gidagwaa'amaw2s - 1s ind nj
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odagwaa'amawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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agwaa'amawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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egwaa'amawaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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agwaa'amaw2 - 3 imp nj
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agwaa'amawishin2s - 1s imp nj
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ogii'-agwaa'amawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Wiinitamawaa da-agwaa'amawaawag gaa-nagamowaad.

Let the singers be served first.
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Naboob ogii'-agwaa'amawaan ookomisan ji-wiisininid.

She scooped up some soup for her grandmother so she could eat.
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agwaa'amaw /agwaa'amaw-/: /agwaa'-/ stem of agwaa'an vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

agwaa'an vti take it off the water or fire (using something); take it out of the pot (using something)
(benefactive) agwaa'amaw vta take (it) off the water or fire for h/ (using something), take (it) out of the pot for h/ (using something), dish (it) up for h/

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