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ogidaakiiwe vai nj
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s/he goes uphill, climbs up to the top



indoogidaakiiwe 1s ind; ogidaakiiwe 3s ind; ogidaakiiwed 3s conj; wegidaakiiwed 3s part; Stem: /ogidaakiiwe-/

indoogidaakiiwe1s ind nj
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ogidaakiiwe 3s ind nj
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es
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ogidaakiiwed3s conj nj
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Ogidaakiiwe waa'-onzaabandang mashi ji-gashkadininig zaaga'igan.

She looked from the top of the hill to the top to check out if the lake was frozen over yet.
 nj
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ogidaakiiwe /ogidaakiiwe-/: /ogid-/
on top of
; /-aakiiw-/
sloping land, hillside
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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