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andawaabanjige vai

s/he looks for, searches for things

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ninandawaabanjige 1s ind; andawaabanjige 3s ind; andawaabanjiged 3s conj; Stem: /andawaabanjige-/

Nametoo imaa odaabaaniiwigamigong gii-andawaabanjigegwen.

S/he left signs in the garage that s/he must have been looking for something
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andawaabanjige /andawaabanjige-/: /andawaaband-/ stem of andawaabandan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

andawaabandan vti look for, search for it; go find, go get, go pick up, or go retrieve h/ or it (animate)
(detransitive) andawaabanjige vai s/he looks for, searches for things

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