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apagidoon vti2 es
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throw it

Paired with: apagizh vta



indapagidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindapagidoon 1s - 0s ind; nidapagidoon 1s - 0s ind; odapagidoon 3s - 0s ind; apagidood 3s - 0 conj; epagidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; apagidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /apagid-/

indapagidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odapagidoon3s - 0s ind es
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apagidood3s - 0 conj es
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epagidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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apagidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Eshkan indawaaj aabajitoodaa. Ingoji apagidoon 'i waagaakwad.

Let's use an ice chisel instead. Toss the axe somewhere.
 es
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Ogii-bitaganaamaan iniw gwiiwizensan gii-apagidood 'i bikwaakwad.

He accidentally hit the boy when he threw the ball.
 es
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Ziigiwebinigewakikong apagidoon. 

Throw it in the garbage pail. 
 nj
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Iwidi ingii-apagidoon wanakojaawanong.

I threw it there in the bow.
 es
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Reduplicated Form: ayapagidoon

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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