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gijipizon ni gh
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a belt



gijipizon sg; gijipizonan pl; gijipizonens dim; gijipizonish pej; gijipizoning loc; Stem: /gijipizon-/

gijipizon sg gh
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gijipizonan pl es
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gijipizonens dim es
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gijipizonish pej es
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gijipizoning loc es
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nigijipizon1s - 0s pos es
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ogijipizon3s - 0s pos es
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gijipizon /gijipizon-/: /gijipizo-/ stem of gijipizo vai ; /-n/
[nominalizer]

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.

Word Family

gijipizo vai s/he is belted
gijipizon ni a belt

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