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aawi vai gh
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s/he is a certain thing or being

Paired with: aawan vii



indaaw 1s ind; nindaaw 1s ind; nidaaw 1s ind; aawi 3s ind; aawid 3s conj; ayaawid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /aawi-/

indaaw1s ind gh
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aawi3s ind gh
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aawid3s conj gh
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ayaawid3s ch-conj gh
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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

aawi vai s/he is a certain thing or being
(verb of pretending) aawikaazo vai s/he pretends to be somebody

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