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ombaakwa'igan na es
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a jack



ombaakwa'igan sg; Stem: /ombaakwa'igan-/

ombaakwa'igan sg es
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Gii-niigose aw ombaakwa'igan gaa-onji-niisiseg aana-gii-ombaakwa'amaan.

The jack broke -- that's the reason the car came down when I tried to jack it up.
 es
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ombaakwa'igan /ombaakwa'igan-/: /ombaakwa'-/ stem of ombaakwa'an vti ; /-gan/
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Word Family

ombaakwa'an vti raise it (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), pry it up, jack it up
(detransitive) ombaakwa'ige vai s/he raises things (as or as with something stick- or wood-like), jacks things up (derived noun) ombaakwa'igan na a jack (derived noun) ombaakwa'igan ni a jack; a lever

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