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aabitoobadoon vti2 lw
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fill it half full (with liquid)

Paired with: aabitoobazh vta



indaabitoobadoon 1s - 0s ind; nindaabitoobadoon 1s - 0s ind; nidaabitoobadoon 1s - 0s ind; odaabitoobadoon 3s - 0s ind; aabitoobadood 3s - 0 conj; ayaabitoobadood 3s - 0 ch-conj; aabitoobadoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /aabitoobad-/

indaabitoobadoon1s - 0s ind gh
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odaabitoobadoon3s - 0s ind gh
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lw
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aabitoobadood3s - 0 conj lw
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aabitoobadoon 2s - 0 imp gh
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lw
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aabitoobadoon /aabitoobad-/: /aabitaw-/
half
; /-bad/
fill it with liquid

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.

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