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niisaaboozh vta nj
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float h/ or it (animate) down the rapids

Paired with: niisaaboodoon vti2



niniisaaboonaag 1s - 3p ind; oniisaaboonaan 3s - 3'p ind; niisaaboonaad 3s - 3' conj; niisaaboozh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /niisaabooN-/

niniisaaboonaag1s - 3p ind nj
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oniisaaboonaan3s - 3'p ind nj
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niisaaboonaad3s - 3' conj nj
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niisaaboozh2s - 3 imp nj
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Oniisaaboonaa' mitigoo'.

S/he is moving logs down the rapids.
 nj
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niisaaboozh /niisaabooN-/: /niis-/
downward
; /-aabooN/
float h/ on a moving medium (water current, snow, etc.)

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

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