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nagajibidoon vti2 es
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be used to handling it

Paired with: nagajibizh vta



ninagajibidoon 1s - 0s ind; onagajibidoon 3s - 0s ind; nagajibidood 3s - 0 conj; negajibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; nagajibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nagajibid-/

ninagajibidoon1s - 0s ind es
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onagajibidoon3s - 0s ind es
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nagajibidood3s - 0 conj es
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negajibidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nagajibidoon /nagajibid-/: /nagad-/
familiar, used to
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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

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