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debinaagwad vii es
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it is visible at a distance, comes into view

Paired with: debinaagozi vai



debinaagwad 0s ind; debinaagwak 0s conj; Stem: /debinaagwad-/

debinaagwad0s ind es
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debinaagwak0s conj es
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gii-tebinaagwad0s pst es
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Agaami-ziibi debinaagwad manoomin.

You can make out rice across the river.
 nj
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Gichi-waasa bimi-debinaagod iwe jiimaan bemi-ayaamagak.

That boat that's going by is a long ways out.
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Debinaagwad 'iw Ogaakaaning iwidi agaaming.

You can see Red Lake from across the lake [at Ponemah].
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Naawi-minis debinaagwad migiziwazison.

You can see an eagle's nest at the middle of the island.
 nj
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Mizhisha iwidi debinaagwad aana-gii-inag ji-o-gaadood 'iw odoodaabaan.

I told him to go hide his car and there it is way out in the open.
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debinaagwad /debinaagwad-/: /deb-/
enough, adequate, reach
; /-naagwad/
it is seen, appears

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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