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andawaabam vta es
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[N]

look for, search for h/ or it (animate); go find, go get, go pick up, or go retrieve h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: andawaabandan vti See also: nandawaabam vta [S]



ninandawaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; ninandawaabamig 3s - 1s ind; ginandawaabamin 1s - 2s ind; ginandawaabam 2s - 1s ind; onandawaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; andawaabamaa X - 3s ind; andawaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; endawaabamaad 3s - 3p ch-conj; andawaabam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /(n)andawaabam-/

ninandawaabamaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ninandawaabamig3s - 1s ind nj
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ginandawaabamin1s - 2s ind nj
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ginandawaabam2s - 1s ind nj
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onandawaabamaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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andawaabamaaX - 3s ind nj
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andawaabamaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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endawaabamaad3s - 3p ch-conj nj
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es
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andawaabam2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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ogii-andawaabamaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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ogii'-andawaabamaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Giga-wiiji-giiyosemin. Mooz giga-andawaabamaanaan

I'll go hunting with you. We'll go look for a moose.
 nj
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Ingoji go niizho-diba'igan ingii-tanakamigizimin gii-andawaabamangid gaa-wanishing awe abinoojiinyens.

It took us about two hours to look for the child who was misisng.
 es
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Andawaabam egaasibagizid.

Look for one (a tree) with small leaves.
 nj
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Ogidaaki iwidi debinaagozi a'awe endawaabamad.

That person you are looking for is up there on top of the hill.
 es
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Onandawaabamaan iniw gaa-maakinawaad waawaashkeshiwan.

He's looking for the deer he wounded.
 es
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Ginoondesemin makade-mashkikiwaabo. Andawaabamaadaa Timii.

We're running short of coffee. Let's go see Timmy! 

Note:
Timmy refers to Tim Hortons, a Canadian chain of doughnut shops famous for its coffee.
 nj
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Naaning ningii-madaabii gii-andawaabamagwaa igiw abinoojiinyag.

I went down to the lake five times to look for the children.
 rg
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Andawaabam gizhooniyaa jibwaa-giba'igaadeg zhooniyaawigamig.

Go get your money before the bank closes.
 nj
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Ahaaw akawe nindasemaa ninga-andawaabamaa.

Oh, let me go get some tobacco first.
 nj
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andawaabam /(n)andawaabam-/: /nandaw-/
seek, look for
; /-aabam/
look at h/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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