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naajigwaadan vti lw
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get it with a stick or stick-like tool, rake it over with a stick or stick-like tool

Paired with: naajigwaazh vta



ninaajigwaadaan 1s - 0s ind; onaajigwaadaan 3s - 0s ind; naajigwaadang 3s - 0 conj; nayaajigwaadang 3s - 0 ch-conj; naajigwaadan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /naajigwaad-/

ninaajigwaadaan1s - 0s ind es
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lw
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nj
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onaajigwaadaan3s - 0s ind es
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lw
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nj
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naajigwaadang3s - 0 conj es
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nj
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nayaajigwaadang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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naajigwaadan2s - 0 imp lw
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es
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nj
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naajigwaadan /naajigwaad-/: /naad-/
fetch, go get, approach
; /-gwaad/
sew, probe 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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