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agwaataa vai

s/he goes ashore, comes ashore



indagwaataa 1s ind; nindagwaataa 1s ind; nidagwaataa 1s ind; agwaataa 3s ind; agwaataad 3s conj; egwaataad 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agwaataa-/

Ambe daga da-agwaataawag igiw abinoonjiinyag. Mii go gegaa gabe-ishkwaa-naawakwe zaagagwamowaad imaa nibiikaang.

Get those kids out of the water. They've been in the water almost all afternoon.
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Gii-ziigwang agwaataawag miskwaadesiwag gii-ando-owaawanowaad.

In the spring the mud turtles come ashore to lay their eggs.
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agwaataa /agwaataa-/: /agwaa-/
off or out of water or open area
; /-taa/
s/he does something, works, acts

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