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agwaabiiginan vti es
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take it off the water; take it off the fire

Paired with: agwaabiigin vta



indagwaabiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; odagwaabiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; agwaabiiginang 3s - 0 conj; egwaabiiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; agwaabiiginan 2s - 1 imp; Stem: /agwaabiigin-/

agwaabiiginan2s - 1 imp es
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agwaabiiginan /agwaabiigin-/: /agwaa-/
off or out of water or open area
; /-biig-/
liquid, water
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: ayagwaabiigin

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

agwaabiiginan vti take it off the water; take it off the fire
(verb of undergoing) agwaabiiginigaade vii it is pulled out of the water on a line (by someone)

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