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bakaanad vii es
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it is different

Paired with: bakaanizi vai



bakaanad 0s ind; bakaanak 0s conj; bekaanak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /bakaanad-/

bakaanad0s ind es
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bakaanak0s conj es
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bekaanak0s ch-conj es
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Gii-wanadaawe awe akiwenzii. Bakaanadini iwe gaa-piidood.

The old man bought the wrong item. What he brought was something different.
 es
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bakaanad /bakaanad-/: /bakaan-/
different
; /-ad/
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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