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makadewaabiigizi vai rg
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it (animate; string-like) is black

Paired with: makadewaabiigad vii



makadewaabiigizi 3s ind; makadewaabiigizid 3s conj; mekadewaabiigizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /makadewaabiigizi-/

makadewaabiigizi3s ind nj
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gj
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rg
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makadewaabiigizid3s conj nj
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gj
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es
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rg
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mekadewaabiigizid3s ch-conj gj
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es
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rg
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Indaga niizhozid biidamawishin awe mekadewaabiigizid zenibaa.

Bring me two feet of that black ribbon.
 es
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Biizh awe mekadewaabiigizid asabaabiins.

Hand me that black thread.
 es
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Mekadewaabiigizid zenibaa gidaa-dagwapikaazonan.

Braid your hair with the black ribbon.
 nj
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makadewaabiigizi /makadewaabiigizi-/: /makadew-/
black
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

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

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Related Words

DIFFERENT KINDS ARE BLACK...
makadewizi vai s/he is black, is dark
makadewaabikizi vai
  1. s/he is black (as something mineral)
  2. s/he is in eclipse, there is an eclipse (of the sun or moon)
makadewaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is black
makadewaakozi vai s/he is black (as something stick- or wood-like)
makadewegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is dark, is black

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