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nagazaabam vta es
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be familiar with or used to h/ or it (animate) by sight; study h/ or it (animate) by sight

Paired with: nagazaabandan vti



ninagazaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; onagazaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; nagazaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; negazaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nagazaabam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nagazaabam-/

ninagazaabamaa1s - 3s ind nj
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es
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onagazaabamaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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nagazaabamaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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negazaabamaad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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nagazaabam2s - 3 imp es
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Gagwe-nagazaabam ezhichiged gaa-giishka'aakwed. Ningoding ge giin 'iwe giga-izhichige.

Study the way the pulp cutter does it. You too might do that that sometime.
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nagazaabam /nagazaabam-/: /nagad-/
familiar, used to
; /-aabam/
look at h/

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

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