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baapaagaa vii nj
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it is hard, is solid

Paired with: baapaagizi vai



baapaagaa 0s ind; baapaagaag 0s conj; Stem: /baapaagaa-/

baapaagaa0s ind nj
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baapaagaag0s conj nj
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gii-paapaagaa0s ind pst nj
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Nimaanab onzaam baapaagaa desabiwin.

I'm sitting uncommortably because the chair is too hard.
 nj
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baapaagaa /baapaagaa-/: /baapaag-/
hard, dense
; /-aa/
it is in a state or condition

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

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