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onaaginan vti gh
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bend it into shape, shape it by hand

Paired with: onaagin vta



indoonaaginaan 1s - 0s ind; nindoonaaginaan 1s - 0s ind; nidoonaaginaan 1s - 0s ind; odoonaaginaan 3s - 3' ind; onaaginang 3s - 0 conj; wenaaginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; onaaginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /onaagin-/

indoonaaginaan1s - 0s ind es
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odoonaaginaan3s - 3' ind es
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onaaginang3s - 0 conj es
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wenaaginang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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onaaginan2s - 0 imp gh
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onaaginan /onaagin-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-aag-/
bent, curved
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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onaaginan vti bend it into shape, shape it by hand

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