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apagidamaw vta es
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throw something at or to h/

See also: apagidaw vta



indapagidamawaa 1s - 3s ind; indapagidamowaa 1s - 3s ind; odapagidamawaan 3s - 3' ind; odapagidamowaan 3s - 3' ind; apagidamawaad 3s - 3' conj; apagidamowaad 3s - 3' conj; epagidamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; epagidamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; apagidamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /apagidamaw-/

indapagidamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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odapagidamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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apagidamowaad3s - 3' conj es
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epagidamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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apagidamaw2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-pana'aan 'iw bikwaakwad aana-gii-apagidamawind.

He missed the ball that was pitched to him.
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apagidamaw /apagidamaw-/: /apagid-/ stem of apagidoon vti2 ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

apagidoon vti2 throw it
(detransitive) apagijige vai s/he throws things (benefactive) apagidaw vta throw (it) at or to h/
(reciprocal) apagidaadiwag vai they throw (it) at each other
(benefactive) apagidamaw vta throw something at or to h/ (verb of undergoing) apagijigaade vii it is thrown (by someone), "they" throw it (verb of undergoing) apagijigaazo vai s/he is thrown (by someone), "they" throw h/

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