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odaabaanaak na

a sled; a sleigh



odaabaanaak sg; odaabaanaakoog pl; odaabaanaakwag pl; odaabaanaakoons dim; odaabaanaakosh pej; odaabaanaakong loc; Stem: /odaabaanaakw-/

odaabaanaak sg nj
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odaabaanaakoog pl nj
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odaabaanaakoons dim nj
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odaabaanaakosh pej nj
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odaabaanaakong loc nj
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nindoodaabaanaak1s - 3s pos nj
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odoodaabaanaakwan3s - 3' pos nj
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Odaabaanaak aabadizi gegoo gii-naajidaabiing.

A sled is used to go and haul something.
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Giishpin gaanda'amawad gaa-bwaawidaabiinid, nawaj da-naangishkaawan odoodaabaanaakwan.

If you push from behind for the one having trouble pulling, his toboggan will go easier.
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Nabagashkinatoon weweni ji-minosing odoodaabaanaakong.

Put the pack the flat way so it will fit nicely in the sleigh.
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Onzaam agaasaakozi nindoodaabaanaak. Gaawiin gakina nindaa-debibidaabiisiinan

My toboggan is too small. I can't carry everything on it.
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odaabaanaak /odaabaanaakw-/: /odaabaan-/ stem of odaabaan na [LL] [ML] ; /-aakw/
stick, wood, organic solid

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Word Family

odaabaanaak na a sled; a sleigh
(verb of making) odaabaanaakoke vai s/he makes sleds, makes sleighs

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