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waabam vta rg
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see h/

Paired with: waabandan vti



niwaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; niwaabamig 3s - 1s ind; giwaabamin 1s - 2s ind; giwaabam 2s - 1s ind; owaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; waabamaad 3s - 3' conj; wayaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; waabam 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /waabam-/

niwaabamaa1s - 3s ind gh
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niwaabamig3s - 1s ind lw
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giwaabamin1s - 2s ind lw
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giwaabam2s - 1s ind lw
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owaabamaan3s - 3' ind gh
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waabamaad3s - 3' conj gh
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wayaabamaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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waabam2s - 3 imp rg
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ogii-waabamaan3s - 3' ind pst rg
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Gichi-gabeya'ii mawi a'aw abinoojiinh. Indaga o-waabam.

That child's been crying a long time. You better go see.
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Niizho-biboonagad gii-waabamag ishkwaaj nishiime.

It was two years ago that I last saw my younger brother.
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Mii iwidi gii-waabamag waawaashkeshi jiigaakwaa.

That's there I saw the deer, near the woods.
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Niminwendaan waabaminaan.

I'm glad to see you.
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Daga izhiwizhishin aakoziiwigamigong. Niwii-wi-waabamaa mashkikiiwinini. Nindaakoz.

Please take me to the hospital. I'm going to go see the doctor. I'm sick.
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waawaabam vta

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

waabam vta see h/
(detransitive) waabange vai s/he observes people, is a spectator, is a witness (reciprocal) waabandiwag vai they see each other (reflexive) waabandizo vai s/he sees h/ self
(derived noun) waabandizowin ni a mirror

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