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dadaakwaawan vii es
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they are short

Paired with: dadaakooziwag vai



dadaakwaawan 0p ind; dadaakwaagin 0p conj; dedaakwaagin 0p ch-conj; Stem: /dadaakwaa-/

dadaakwaawan0p ind es
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dadaakwaagin0p conj es
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dedaakwaagin0p ch-conj es
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Dadaakwaawan iniw agwaakwa'iganan.

Each one of these signs is short.
 es
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reduplication of: dakwaa vii it is long
dadaakwaawan /dadaakwaa-/: /dadaakw-/
short
; /-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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