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andobijige vai es
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s/he reaches for, feels for something



ninandobijige 1s ind; andobijige 1s ind; andobijiged 3s conj; endobijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /andobijige-/

ninandobijige1s ind es
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andobijige1s ind es
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andobijiged3s conj es
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endobijiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-andobijige3s ind pst es
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andobijige /andobijige-/: /andobid-/ stem of andobidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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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