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ondaabate vii es
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it (smoke, vapor, aroma) comes from a certain place



ondaabate 0s ind; ondaabateg 0s conj; wendaabateg 0s ch-conj; ondaabatemagad 0s aug ind; Stem: /ondaabate-/

ondaabate0s ind gj
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ondaabateg0s conj gj
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es
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wendaabateg0s ch-conj gj
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es
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ondaabatemagad0s aug ind gj
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Ningaabii'anong ondaabate.

The smoke is coming from the west.
 es
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Aandi wendaabateg.

Where is the smoke from?
 es
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Gii-minomaanjige imaa jiibaakwewigamigong ondaabatenig.

It smelled good to him when that aroma came out of the kitchen.
 es
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Giishpin waabandaman ondaabateg ogidibiig, ani-dakibiiyaa.

If you see mist rising from (the top of) the lake, the water is cooling off.
 nj
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ondaabate /ondaabate-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-aabate/
it smokes, is in the smoke; there is smoke or vapor

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