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agwaabizh vta nj
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pull h/ or it (animate) ashore, off the water, off the fire

Paired with: agwaabidoon vti2



indagwaabinaa 1s - 3s ind; nindagwaabinaa 1s - 3s ind; nidagwaabinaa 1s - 3s ind; odagwaabinaan 3s - 3' ind; agwaabinaad 3s - 3' conj; egwaabinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; agwaabizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /agwaabiN-/

nindagwaabinaa1s - 3s ind nj
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odagwaabinaan3s - 3' ind nj
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agwaabinaad3s - 3' conj nj
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egwaabinaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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agwaabizh 2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii'-agwaabinaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Ogii'-agwaabinaan zhingwaakwan gaa-gii-piida'oonaad.

He pulled out the pine that he'd dragged here on the water.
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agwaabizh /agwaabiN-/: /agwaa-/
off or out of water or open area
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

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

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