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ikogaabawi vai es
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s/he stands aside, stands out of the way



indikogaabaw 1s ind; nindikogaabaw 1s ind; nidikogaabaw 1s ind; ikogaabawi 3s ind; ikogaabawid 3s conj; ekogaabawid 3s ch-conj; ikogaabawin 2s imp; Stem: /ikogaabawi-/

indikogaabaw1s ind es
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nindikogaabaw1s ind nj
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ikogaabawi 3s ind es
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nj
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ikogaabawid3s conj nj
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es
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ekogaabawid3s ch-conj nj
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es
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ikogaabawin2s imp nj
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es
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Ikogaabawin imaa. Mii omaa inagakeyaa ge-bi-izhidaabaajigaadeg i'iwe gichi-adoopowin.

Get out of the way because they're going to be dragging that big table through here.
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Indawaaj indikogaabaw imaa jibwaa-anokii'igooyaan.

I got out of the way before they put me to work.
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ikogaabawi /ikogaabawi-/: /ikw-/
higher, out of the way, aside
; /-gaabawi/
s/he stands

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