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gagaanwaanikwe vai lsa
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s/he has long hair



ingagaanwaanikwe 1s ind; ningagaanwaanikwe 1s ind; nigagaanwaanikwe 1s ind; gagaanwaanikwe 3s ind; gagaanwaanikwed 3s conj; gegaanwaanikwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gagaanwaanikwe-/

ningagaanwaanikwe1s ind nj
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nigagaanwaanikwe1s ind es
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lsa
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gagaanwaanikwe3s ind es
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nj
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lsa
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gagaanwaanikwed3s conj es
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nj
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lsa
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gegaanwaanikwed3s ch-conj es
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nj
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lsa
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gii-kagaanwaanikwe3s ind pst es
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Indawaaj naa apii igo inga-o-giishkikoz. Niwenda-gagaanwaanikwe.

I think it's time to go get a haircut. My hair is really long.
 es
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gagaanwaanikwe /gagaanwaanikwe-/: /gagaanw-/
long
; /-aanikw-/
hair
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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

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