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ozhigaabawitan vti nj
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stand by or in front of it

Paired with: ozhigaabawitaw vta



nindoozhigaabawitaan 1s - 0s ind; odoozhigaabawitaan 3s - 0s ind; ozhigaabawitang 3s - 0 conj; wezhigaabawitang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ozhigaabawitan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ozhigaabawit-/

nindoozhigaabawitaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odoozhigaabawitaan3s - 0s ind nj
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ozhigaabawitang3s - 0 conj nj
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wezhigaabawitang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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ozhigaabawitan2s - 0 imp nj
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Odoozhigaabawitaan odoodaabaan wii'-nanaa'itood. Akawe naanaagadawendam.

He stands firmly in front of the car of his that he's going to fix. First he has to think.
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ozhigaabawitan /ozhigaabawit-/: /ozhigaabawi-/ stem of ozhigaabawi vai ; /-t/
act in relation to it

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