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abwi ni nj
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a paddle



abwi sg; abwiin pl; abwiins dim; abwiing loc; indabwi 1s - 0s pos; nindabwi 1s - 0s pos; nidabwi 1s - 0s pos; gidabwi 2s - 0s pos; odabwi 3s - 0s pos; Stem: /abwy-/

abwi sg gh
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nj
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es
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abwiin pl gh
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nj
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es
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abwiins dim gh
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es
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nj
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abwiing loc nj
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es
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indabwi1s - 0s pos gh
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nindabwi1s - 0s pos nj
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odabwi3s - 0s pos gh
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nj
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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

abwi ni a paddle
(verb of making) abwiike vai s/he makes paddles (verb of possession) odabwii vai s/he has a paddle or paddles

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