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gizhiibizo vai es
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s/he moves, runs, operates, speeds, drives, flies fast

Paired with: gizhiibide vii



ingizhiibiz 1s ind; ningizhiibiz 1s ind; nigizhiibiz 1s ind; gizhiibizo 3s ind; gizhiibizod 3s conj; gezhiibizod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gizhiibizo-/

nigizhiibiz1s ind es
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gizhiibizo3s ind es
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gizhiibizod3s conj es
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gezhiibizod3s ch-conj es
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gii-kizhiibizo3s ind pst es
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Eugene Stillday points out that nigizhiibiz can mean I am itchy (the first person singular form of gizhiibizi vai) or I am driving fast (the first person singular form of gizhiibizo vai). 

gizhiibizo /gizhiibizo-/: /gizhii-/
high speed or intensity: fast, loud, bright
; /-bizo/
s/he or it (animate) moves without obstruction, flies, speeds, falls, drives
Reduplicated Form: gagizhiibizo

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