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agwaayoode vai es
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s/he crawls ashore



indagwaayoode 1s ind; nindagwaayoode 1s ind; agwaayoode 3s ind; agwaayooded 3s conj; egwaayooded 3s ch-conj; agwaayooden 2s imp; Stem: /agwaayoode-/

indagwaayoode1s ind es
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nindagwaayoode1s ind nj
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agwaayoode3s ind nj
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es
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agwaayooded3s conj nj
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es
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egwaayooded3s ch-conj nj
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es
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agwaayooden2s imp es
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gii-agwaayoode3s ind pst es
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Miskwaadesiwag agwaayoodewag gii-gizhaateg.

The mud turtles crawl onto land when its sunny.
 nj
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agwaayoode /agwaayoode-/: /agwaa-/
off or out of water or open area
; /-oode/
s/he crawls

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

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