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gitigaan ni gh
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a field, a garden, a farm



gitigaan sg; gitigaanan pl; gitigaanens dim; gitigaaning loc; Stem: /gitigaan-/

gitigaan sg gh
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gitigaanan pl gh
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gitigaanens dim gh
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es
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gitigaaning loc gh
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Obashkwada'waan iniw omandaaminiman imaa gitigaaning.

He's hoeing his corn in the garden.
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Megwaa go bashkwada'ang ogitigaan ezhi-maaminonendang gii-poodaakwed wiiyaas.

While he was hoeing his garden he remembered he'd put some meat on to boil.
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gitigaan /gitigaan-/: /gitige-/ stem of gitige vai ; /-n/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

gitige vai s/he plants, gardens, farms
(applicative) gitigaadan vti plant it (applicative) gitigaazh vta plant h/ (derived noun) gitigaan ni a field, a garden, a farm gitigaanens ni a vegetable

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