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naabidoo'an vti rg
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thread, string it; bead it (by loomwork)

Paired with: naabidoo' vta



ninaabidoo'aan 1s - 0s ind; onaabidoo'aan 3s - 0s ind; naabidoo'ang 3s - 0 conj; nayaabidoo'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; naabidoo'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /naabidoo'-/

ninaabidoo'aan1s - 0s ind rg
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es
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onaabidoo'aan3s - 0s ind rg
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es
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naabidoo'ang3s - 0 conj rg
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es
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naabidoo'an 2s - 0 imp rg
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es
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Gii-naabidoo'amaan i'iw zhaabonigan, ningii-kashka'oonaa a'aw asabaabiins.

When I threaded the needle, I tied the thread off.
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Gagwaadagizi 'a mindimooyenh gagwe-naabidoo'ang iwe zhaabonigan.

The old lady was having a hard time trying to thread the needle.
 es
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Majinaagwad i'iw basikwebizon aana-gii-naabidoo'amaan.

The head band I beaded looks bad,
 es
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Reduplicated Form: naanaabidoo'an

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

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Word Family

naabidoo'an vti thread, string it; bead it (by loomwork)
(benefactive) naabidoo'amaw vta thread something on for h/ (detransitive) naabidoo'ige vai s/he threads, strings, beads things (verb of undergoing) naabidoo'igaade vii it is threaded, strung (by someone), "they" thread, string it (verb of undergoing) naabidoo'igaazo vai it (animate) is threaded, strung (by someone), "they" thread, string it (animate) (derived noun) naabidoo'igan ni a beading needle

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