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apiitowe vai es
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s/he has a voice of a certain intensity, has so loud a voice



indapiitowe 1s ind; apiitowe 3s ind; apiitowed 3s conj; epiitowed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /apiitowe-/

indapiitowe1s ind es
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apiitowe3s ind es
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apiitowed3s conj es
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epiitowed3s ch-conj es
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Aaniin epiitowed.

How loud is he?
 es
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Gaawiin de-apiitowesii ge-nisidotawagiban.

His voice is not strong enough for me to understand him.
 es
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apiitowe /apiitowe-/: /apiit-/
to a certain extent, degree, rate, or speed
; /-owe/
s/he uses h/ voice

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

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