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agaami-zaaga'igan adv loc across the lake

agaami-ziibi adv loc across the river

agaamikana adv loc on the other side of the road or trail, across the road or trail

agaamikwam adv loc across the ice on the other side

agaamindekaw vta live across from h/ in the lodge

(reciprocal) agaamindekodaadiwag vai they live cross from each other in the lodge
agaamindekodaadiwag vai they live cross from each other in the lodge

agaamindesi adv loc on the other side of the lodge (across the fire)

agaaming adv loc on the other side of a body of water (a lake, a river), across a body of water (a lake, a river)

agaamisag adv loc across in the other room

agaamishkode adv loc on the other side of the fire, across the fire

agaamiigin ni the front of a page; the recto

agaasadegamaa vii it is a narrow lake

agaasade' vta make h/ narrow

Paired with: agaasadetoon vti2

agaasadekamigaa vii it is a narrow stretch of ground

agaasademon vii it is a narrow road or trail

agaasadengwe vai s/he has a narrow face

agaasadesagaa vii it has a narrow floor area, is a narrow room

agaasadetigweyaa vii it (a river) is narrow

agaasadetoon vti2 make it narrow

Paired with: agaasade' vta

agaasadeyaa vii it is narrow

Paired with: agaasadezi vai

agaasadeyaabikad vii it (mineral) is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyaabikizi vai

agaasadeyaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyaabikad vii

agaasadeyaabiigad vii it (string-like) is narrow, is thin (in width)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabiigizi vai

agaasadeyaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is narrow, is thin (in width)

Paired with: agaasadeyaabiigad vii

agaasadeyaakozi vai it (animate; stick-like) is narrow

Paired with: agaasadeyaakwad vii

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.

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