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asabaabis na nj
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[BL]

thread



asabaabis sg; asabaabisag pl; asabaabisens dim; asabaabishish pej; Stem: /asabaabis-/

asabaabis sg nj
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asabaabisag pl nj
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asabaabisens dim nj
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asabaabishish pej nj
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nindasabaabisim1s - 3s pos nj
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odasabaabisiman3s - 3' pos nj
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Gii-teba'oozo na asabaabis imaa gizhaaboniganing.

Did the thread fit into your needle?
 nj
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Asabaabisan owii'-adaawenan.

She wants to buy some thread.
 nj
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Gaa-zhiibizid asabaabisens mazinigwaajigaagen ji-bakisesig zhiibiigishkang omakizinan.

Use strong thread for embroidery so it won''t break when he stretches his moccasins.
 nj
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Bakam asabaabisens.

Bite off the thread.
 nj
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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

asabaabis na [BL] thread
(verb of possession) odasabaabisi vai [BL] s/he has thread

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