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akobii vii es
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it has liquid up to a certain level

Paired with: akobii vai



akobii 0s ind; akobiig 0s conj; ekobiig 0s ch-conj; akobiimagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /akobii-/

akobii0s ind es
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akobiig0s conj nj
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es
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ekobiig0s ch-conj nj
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es
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akobiimagad0s aug ind es
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Omaa go minik akobii.

It's got this much (of liquid) in it. (indicating with a hand gesture)
 es
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Aaniin ekobiig omoodayaabik.

How much liquid is in the bottle?
 nj
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akobii /akobii-/: /akw-/
a certain length, so long
; /-bii/
it is or does relation to water or another liquid

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

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