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andobidoon vti2 es
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reach for, feel for it

Paired with: andobizh vta



ninandobidoon 1s - 0s ind; onandobidoon 3s - 3' ind; andobidood 3s - 0 conj; endobidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; andobidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /andobid-/

ninandobidoon1s - 0s ind es
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onandobidoon3s - 3' ind es
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andobidood3s - 0 conj es
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endobidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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andobidoon2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-andobidoon3s - 0s ind pst es
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andobidoon /andobid-/: /nandw-/
seek
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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

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Word Family

andobidoon vti2 reach for, feel for it
(detransitive) andobijige vai s/he reaches for, feels for something

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