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minwaabandan vti es
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like the look of it

Paired with: minwaabam vta



niminwaabandaan 1s - 0s ind; ominwaabandaan 3s - 0s ind; minwaabandang 3s - 0 conj; menwaabandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; minwaabandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /minwaaband-/

niminwaabandaan1s - 0s ind rg
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ominwaabandaan3s - 0s ind rg
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minwaabandang3s - 0 conj rg
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menwaabandang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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minwaabandan2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-tibaadodaan i'iw gaa-pawaadang gii-minwaabandang 'iw gichi-niimi'idiwin.

He talked about the good dream he had about a big pow-wow.
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Ominwaabandaan 'i gibide'ebizon.

He likes the look of that vest.
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minwaabandan /minwaaband-/: /minw-/
good
; /-aaband/
look at it

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.

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