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aabadad vii it is useful, is used

Paired with: aabadizi vai

aabadizi vai s/he is useful, is used

Paired with: aabadad vii

aaba' vta undo, untie, unfasten h/ (using something)

Paired with: aaba'an vti

(reflexive) aaba'odizo vai s/he undoes, unties, unfastens h/ self (using something)
aaba'amaw vta undo, untie, unfasten (it) for h/ (using something)

aaba'an vti undo, untie, unfasten it (using something)

Paired with: aaba' vta ; aaba'wi vta

(benefactive) aaba'amaw vta undo, untie, unfasten (it) for h/ (using something) (detransitive) aaba'ige vai s/he undoes, unties, unfastens things (using something) (verb of undergoing) aaba'igaade vii it is undone, untied, unfastened (by someone), "they" undo, untie, unfasten it (verb of undergoing) aaba'igaazo vai s/he is undone, untied, unfastened (by someone), "they" undo, untie, unfasten h/
aaba'igaade vii it is undone, untied, unfastened (by someone), "they" undo, untie, unfasten it

aaba'igaazo vai s/he is undone, untied, unfastened (by someone), "they" undo, untie, unfasten h/

aaba'ige vai s/he undoes, unties, unfastens things (using something)

aaba'odizo vai s/he undoes, unties, unfastens h/ self (using something)

aaba'oodoo vai s/he unties wild rice

aaba'oodoon vti2 untie it

Paired with: aaba'oozh vta

aaba'oozh vta untangle h/; untie h/

Paired with: aaba'oodoon vti2

aaba'wi vta

► aaba' vta

aabajichigan ni something used: a tool, equipment, material

aabajichigaade vii it is used (by someone), "they" use it

aabajichigaazo vai s/he is used (by someone), "they" use h/

aabajichige vai s/he uses something

aabaji' vta use h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: aabajitoon vti2

aabajitamaw vta use something of his/hers, use (it) for h/

aabajitoon vti2 use it

Paired with: aabaji' vta

(detransitive) aabajichige vai s/he uses something (verb of undergoing) aabajichigaade vii it is used (by someone), "they" use it (verb of undergoing) aabajichigaazo vai s/he is used (by someone), "they" use h/ (benefactive) aabajitamaw vta use something of his/hers, use (it) for h/ (derived noun) aabajichigan ni something used: a tool, equipment, material
aabamibagizo vai s/he turns around quickly

aabamigaabawi vai s/he turns back standing

aabanaabam vta look back at h/

Paired with: aabanaabandan vti

aabanaabandan vti look back at it

Paired with: aabanaabam vta

aabanaabi vai s/he looks back

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

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