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apagidoon vti2 es
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throw it

Paired with: apagizh vta



indapagidoon 1s - 0s ind; nindapagidoon 1s - 0s ind; nidapagidoon 1s - 0s ind; odapagidoon 3s - 0s ind; apagidood 3s - 0 conj; epagidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; apagidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /apagid-/

indapagidoon1s - 0s ind es
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odapagidoon3s - 0s ind es
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apagidood3s - 0 conj es
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epagidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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apagidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Eshkan indawaaj aabajitoodaa. Ingoji apagidoon 'i waagaakwad.

Let's use an ice chisel instead. Toss the axe somewhere.
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Ogii-bitaganaamaan iniw gwiiwizensan gii-apagidood 'i bikwaakwad.

He accidentally hit the boy when he threw the ball.
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Reduplicated Form: ayapagidoon

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

apagidoon vti2 throw it
(benefactive) apagidaw vta throw (it) at or to h/ (benefactive) apagidamaw vta throw something at or to h/ (detransitive) apagijige vai s/he throws things (verb of undergoing) apagijigaade vii it is thrown (by someone), "they" throw it (verb of undergoing) apagijigaazo vai s/he is thrown (by someone), "they" throw h/

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