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andweginan vti nj
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search it (sheet-like), search for it in on or in something sheet-like (such as a book)



ninandweginaan 1s - 0s ind; onandweginaan 3s - 0s ind; andweginang 3s - 0 conj; endweginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; andweginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /(n)andwegin-/

ninandweginaan1s - 0s ind nj
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onandweginaan3s - 0s ind nj
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andweginang3s - 0 conj nj
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endweginang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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andweginan2s - 0 imp nj
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Baakiiginan, andweginan waa'-izhi-gikinoo'amaageyan noongom.

Turn the page and find what you'll be teaching today.
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Gidaa-andweginaan gete-ikidowin gaa-gii'-ozhibii'amang bijiinaago.

Look for that old word (in your notebook) we wrote down yesterday.
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andweginan /(n)andwegin-/: /nandw-/
seek
; /-eg-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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

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