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bakaan adv man es
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different



bakaan ;

bakaan nj
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Bakaan inwewag igi anishinaabeg iwidi wenjiiwaad zhaaganaashiiwakiing.

The Natives that are from Canada sound different when they talk.
 rg
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Bakaan izhinaagwad iw jiimaan.

That boat looks different (from before).
 es
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Bakaan inaajimo awe bezhig.

This other guy is telling a different story.
 nj
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Bakaan inwe gii-anishinaabemod. Ganabaj ningoji waasa onjii.

Her Ojibwe dialect is different. I think she's from somewhere far away.
 nj
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bebakaan adv man

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

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