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waabandan vti rg
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see it

Paired with: waabam vta



niwaabandaan 1s - 0s ind; owaabandaan 3s - 0s ind; waabandang 3s - 0 conj; wayaabandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; waabandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /waaband-/

niwaabandaan1s - 0s ind gh
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owaabandaan3s - 0s ind gh
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rg
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waabandang3s - 0 conj gh
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wayaabandang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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waabandan 2s - 0 imp rg
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Ominwaadodaan i'iw gaa-o-waabandang minisi.

He speaks well of the island he went to see.
 es
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Niwii-shaabonaan owe mitigoons. Nakwebidoon iwidi waabandaman.

I'm going to push the stick through. If you see it there, catch it,
 es
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Ogii-minwaabandaanaawaa gaa-waabandamowaad iwe gichi-mandaamini-gitigaan.

They liked the huge cornfield they saw.
 es
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Wegonen gaa-pi-waabandaman gii-bi-bimibizoyan.

What did you see on your drive here?
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: waawaabandan

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

waabandan vti see it
(verb of undergoing) waabanjigaade vii it is seen (by someone), "they" see it (verb of undergoing) waabanjigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is seen (by someone), "they" see h/ or it (animate)

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