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maazhendaagwad vii lw
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it is a sad situation, is a bad situation



maazhendaagwad 0s ind; maazhendaagwak 0s conj; mayaazhendaagwak 0s ch-conj; Stem: /maazhendaagwad-/

maazhendaagwad0s ind lw
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maazhendaagwak0s conj lw
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mayaazhendaagwak0s ch-conj gh
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Maazhendaagod gii-noondamaang wewebinidiwaad igiweg noozis miinawaa iniw odikweman.

It is sad to hear that my grandson and his wife are getting divorced.
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maazhendaagwad /maazhendaagwad-/: /maaN-/
bad, malformed, poor(ly)
; /-endaagwad/
it is thought, is considered, seems

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

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