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debibizh vta lw
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grab, catch, reach and take, get hold of h/

Paired with: debibidoon vti2



ndebibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nindebibinaa 1s - 3s ind; nidebibinaa 1s - 3s ind; odebibinaan 3s - 3' ind; debibinaad 3s - 3' conj; dayebibinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; debibizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /debibiN-/

ndebibinaa1s - 3s ind lw
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nindebibinaa1s - 3s ind nj
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nidebibinaa1s - 3s ind es
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odebibinaan3s - 3' ind lw
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es
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nj
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debibinaad3s - 3' conj lw
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es
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nj
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dayebibinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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debibizh2s - 3 imp lw
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nj
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es
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ogii-tebibinaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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lw
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Indaga biindigeg omaa. Giga-debibinigowaa awe bapashko-ma'iingan.

Come inside all of you. You'll get nabbed by the Bapashko-ma'iingan.
 es
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Wenipanizi debibinind awe mishtadim.

That horse is easy to catch.
 es
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Debibizh gaazhagens jibwaa-maajiiba'iwed.

Catch the cat before it runs away.
 nj
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Abinoojiiyens akwaandaweyoode desabiwining. Awi-debibizh jibwaa-bangishing.

The baby is crawling up on the chair. Go grab him before he falls.
 nj
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Gegaa ogii-tebibinigoon iniwen gookooko'oon awe ningaazhagensim.

An owl almost caught my cat.
 rg
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debibizh /debibiN-/: /deb-/
enough, adequate, reach
; /-biN/
pull h/, it (animate); use the hands on h/, it (animate)

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

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