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n= pf I, me [the one or ones speaking, the first person]; my [the one or ones speaking, the first person]

na pc disc [yes-no question word]

See also: ina pc disc

nabagada' vta pound it (animate) flat (using a stick or stick-like tool)

Paired with: nabagada'an vti See also: nabagada'wi vta [NI]

nabagada'an vti pound it flat (using a stick or stick-like tool)

Paired with: nabagada'wi vta [NI]

nabagada'igan ni oatmeal; porridge

nabagada'wi vta [NI] pound it (animate) flat (using a stick or stick-like tool)

Paired with: nabagada'an vti See also: nabagada' vta

nabagaa vii it is flat

Paired with: nabagizi vai

nabagaabide vai s/he has flat teeth

nabagaabik na a flat rock

nabagaabikad vii it is flat (as something mineral)

Paired with: nabagaabikizi vai

nabagaabikizi vai it (animate; mineral) is flat

Paired with: nabagaabikad vii

nabagaakokodan vti carve it flat

Paired with: nabagaakokozh vta

nabagaakokozh vta carve it (animate) flat

Paired with: nabagaakokodan vti

nabagaanowe vai s/he (an animal) has a flat tail

nabagaasin vii it is blown flat

Paired with: nabagaashi vai

nabagaashi vai it (animate) is blown flat

Paired with: nabagaasin vii

nabagi- pv lex flat

nabagi-jiimaan ni a flat-bottomed boat, a barge

nabagidaabaan na a toboggan: a long sled without runners

nabagidaabaanaak na a toboggan: a long sled without runners

nabagidaamikane vai s/he has a flat chin

nabagi' vta make h/ flat

Paired with: nabagitoon vti2

nabagijaane vai s/he has a flat nose

nabagijiishin vai s/he has a flat tire

nabagikoozhe vai s/he has a flat bill

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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