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gwanabinaagane vai es
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s/he upsets h/ dish or plate



nigwanabinaagane 1s ind; gwanabinaagane 3s ind; gwanabinaaganed 3s conj; gwenabinaaganed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gwanabinaagane-/

nigwanabinaagane1s ind es
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gwanabinaagane3s ind es
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gwanabinaaganed3s conj es
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gwenabinaaganed3s ch-conj es
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gii-kwanabinaagane3s ind pst es
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Wenda-wiinichige naa awe gaa-kwanabinaaganed abinoojiiyens.

That child made a mess when he upset his dish.
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gwanabinaagane /gwanabinaagane-/: /gwanab-/
go over, tip
; /-inaagan-/
dish
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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