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agwaabiitaa vai es
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s/he or it (animate) comes ashore, moves ashore



indagwaabiitaa 1s ind; agwaabiitaa 3s ind; agwaabiitaad 3s conj; egwaabiitaad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agwaabiitaa-/

indagwaabiitaa1s ind es
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agwaabiitaa3s ind es
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agwaabiitaad3s conj es
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egwaabiitaad3s ch-conj es
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agwaabiitaa /agwaabiitaa-/: /agwaa-/
off or out of water or open area
; /-bii-/
liquid, water, slush
; /-taa/
s/he does something, works, acts

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

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