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naanaagaji' vta nj
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pay careful attention to h/: guard, take care of, preserve, respect, study, analyze h/

Paired with: naanaagajitoon vti2



ninaanaagaji'aa 1s - 3s ind; ninaanaagaji'ig 3s - 1s ind; ginaanaagaji'in 1s - 2s ind; ginaanaagaji' 2s - 1s ind; onaanaagaji'aan 3s - 3' ind; naanaagaji'aad 3s - 3' conj; naanaagaji' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /naanaagaji'-/

ninaanaagaji'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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ninaanaagaji'ig3s - 1s ind nj
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ginaanaagaji'in1s - 2s ind nj
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ginaanaagaji'2s - 1s ind nj
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onaanaagaji'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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naanaagaji'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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naanaagaji'2s - 3 imp nj
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Noomag igo ningii'-naanaagaji'aa enanjiged.

I monitored her diet for a while.
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Naanaagaji' asin ji-ozhaashaabikizid jibwaa-gabaayan.

Make sure if the rock is slippery or not before you get off (the canoe).
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naanaagaji' /naanaagaji'-/: /naanaagad-/
examine, attend carefully to
; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

naanaagaji' vta pay careful attention to h/: guard, take care of, preserve, respect, study, analyze h/
(reciprocal) naanaagaji'idiwag vai they pay close attention to each other: guard, take care of, preserve, respect, study, analyze each other

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