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akandoowaagan ni es
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a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind



akandoowaagan sg; akandoowaaganan pl; akandoowaaganing loc; Stem: /akandoowaagan-/

akandoowaagan sg es
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akandoowaaganan pl es
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akandoowaaganing loc es
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Gii-aapidagoozi a'awe giiwosewinini gii-akwaandawed imaa odakandoowaaganing.

The hunter climbed up on his scaffold and got stuck up there.
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akandoowaagan /akandoowaagan-/: /akandoo-/ stem of akandoo vai ; /-aagan/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

akandoo vai s/he lies in wait, ambushes, posts for game (using a hunting stand or blind) fold)
(derived noun) akandoowin ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind akandoowaagan ni a hunting stand or scaffold, a blind

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