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bakwaabi vai es
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s/he has h/ eye or eyes open up



bakwaabi 3s ind; bakwaabid 3s conj; bekwaabid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bakwaabi-/

bakwaabi3s ind es
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bakwaabid3s conj es
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bekwaabid3s ch-conj es
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gii-pakwaabi3s ind pst es
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Mii 'i zhigwa gii-pakwaabiwaad igiweg animoonsag.

The puppies' eyes are now open.
 es
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bakwaabi /bakwaabi-/: /bakw-/
skinned, peeled
; /-aabi/
s/he looks, has such vision, has an eye is such 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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