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nakwebidoon vti2 es
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catch it

Paired with: nakwebizh vta



ninakwebidoon 1s - 0s ind; onakwebidoon 3s - 0s ind; nakwebidood 3s - 0 conj; nekwebidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; nakwebidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nakwebid-/

ninakwebidoon1s - 0s ind es
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onakwebidoon3s - 0s ind es
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nakwebidood3s - 0 conj es
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nekwebidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nakwebidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Niwii-shaabonaan owe mitigoons. Nakwebidoon iwidi waabandaman.

I'm going to push the stick through. If you see it there, catch it,
 es
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Nakwebidoon jibwaa-bakobiiseg gibiinzikawaagan.

Catch your jacket before it falls into the water.
 nj
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Gii'-na'ii gii-nakwebidood bikwaakwad.

S/he was right on it and caught the ball.
 nj
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nakwebidoon /nakwebid-/: /nakwe-/
catch, receive, meet, respond
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it
Reduplicated Form: nanakwebid

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

nakwebidoon vti2 catch it
(detransitive) nakwebijige vai s/he catches things

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