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wiijiiwaagan na es
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a partner, a companion



wiijiiwaagan sg; wiijiiwaaganag pl; Stem: /wiijiiwaagan-/

wiijiiwaagan sg es
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wiijiiwaaganag pl es
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niwiijiiwaagan1s - 3s pos gh
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es
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nj
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giwiijiiwaagan2s - 3s pos gh
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es
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owiijiiwaaganan3s - 3' pos gh
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es
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owiijiiwaaganan3s - 3's pos nj
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Niwiijigaabawitawaa awe niwiijiiwaagan.

I'm standing with my partner.
 rg
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Ogii-bichi-apagajwebishkawaan iniw owiijiiwaaganan imaa jaangaanig.

He accidentally bumped his teammate into the corner.
 es
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Indaana-gii-wiizhaamaa niwiijiiwaagan iwidi waabanda'iding.

I asked my mate to go along with me to the fair.
 es
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wiijiiwaagan /wiijiiwaagan-/: /wiijiiw-/ stem of wiijiiw vta ; /-aagan/
[nominalizer]

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

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Word Family

wiijiiw vta go with, come with, accompany h/
(derived noun) wiijiiwaagan na a partner, a companion
(verb of possession) owiijiiwaagani vai s/he has a partner, has a companion

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