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ganawaabam vta rg
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look at, watch h/

Paired with: ganawaabandan vti



ninganawaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; ninganawaabamig 3s - 1s ind; ninganawaabamigoo 3s - 1s ind; giganawaabamin 1s - 2s ind; giganawaabam 2s - 1s ind; oganawaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; ganawaabamaa X - 3s ind; ganawaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; genawaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ganawaabam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ganawaabam-/

ninganawaabamaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ninganawaabamig3s - 1s ind nj
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ninganawaabamigoo3s - 1s ind nj
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giganawaabamin1s - 2s ind nj
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giganawaabam2s - 1s ind nj
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oganawaabamaan3s - 3' ind nj
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ganawaabamaaX - 3s ind nj
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ganawaabamaad3s - 3' conj nj
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genawaabamaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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ganawaabam2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii-kanawaabamaan3s - 3' ind pst rg
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Nimaamaa ko ningii-kanawaabamig giiziibiiga'igeyaan.

My mother used to look at me washing.
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Awi-ganawaabamaadaanig igiw abinoojiinyag odaminowaad.

Let's go look at the children playing.
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Nzaasaabiz aana-ganawaabamag 'aw giizis.

I'm dazzled when I try to look at the sun.
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Apane naa gaa-koogiiwaad igiweg maangwag genawaabamagwaaban

The loons I'd been watching dived.
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Ningii-kanawaabamigoog igi abinoojiinyag ozhibii'igeyaan

The children were looking at me writing.
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ganawaabam /ganawaabam-/: /ganaw-/
care, attend
; /-aabam/
look at h/
Reduplicated Form: gaganawaabam

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

ganawaabam vta look at, watch h/
(detransitive) ganawaabange vai s/he watches people, is a spectator (reflexive) ganawaabandizo vai s/he looks at h/ self (reciprocal) ganawaabandiwag vai they look at, watch each other

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