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agwaabiiginan vti nj
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take it out of or off the water

Paired with: agwaabiigin vta



nindagwaabiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; odagwaabiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; agwaabiiginang 3s - 0 conj; egwaabiiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; agwaabiiginan 2s - 1 imp; Stem: /agwaabiigin-/

nindagwaabiiginaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odagwaabiiginaan3s - 0s ind nj
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agwaabiiginang3s - 0 conj nj
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egwaabiiginang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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agwaabiiginan2s - 1 imp es
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ogii'-agwaabiiginaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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Ogii'-agwaabiiginaan bashkwegin gaa-gii'-nookagwinjidood.

She pulled that hide out of the water after she got it soft.
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agwaabiiginan /agwaabiigin-/: /agwaa-/
off or out of water or open area
; /-biig-/
liquid, water
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: ayagwaabiigin

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

agwaabiiginan vti take it out of or off the water
(verb of undergoing) agwaabiiginigaade vii it is take out of or off the water (by someone) (verb of undergoing) agwaabiiginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is taken out of or off the water (by someone) (detransitive) agwaabiiginige vai s/he takes (things) the off water

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