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opwaagan na gh
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a pipe



opwaagan sg; opwaaganag pl; opwaagaans dim; opwaaganing loc; Stem: /opwaagan-/

opwaagan sg gh
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es
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opwaaganag pl gh
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es
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opwaagaans dim es
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gh
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es
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opwaaganing loc es
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Onitaa-ozhi'aan opwaaganan. Ingoding ngo-giizhik eta go dazhitaa ji-giizhi'aad.

He's really good at making a pipe. Sometimes it only takes him a day to make one.
 gj
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Gichi-weweni ingii-piini'aa indoopwaagan.

I cleaned my pipe real good.
 es
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Ona'ishimaan odoopwaaganan imaa ebinid.

He's straightening out his pipe that's sitting there.
 es
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Niwii-mooshkina'aa nindoopwaagan.

I'm going to fill my pipe.
 rg
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Ishpimiing odinoo'igaagenan odoopwaaganan gaa-gaagiigidod.

She points her pipe stem toward the sky as she prays.
 nj
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

opwaagan na a pipe
(verb of possession) odoopwaagani vai s/he has a pipe or pipes (verb of making) opwaaganike vai s/he makes a pipe

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