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jiishada'igan ni gh
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a broom



jiishada'igan sg; jiishada'iganan pl; jiishada'igaans dim; jiishada'iganing loc; Stem: /jiishada'igan-/

jiishada'igan sg gh
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jiishada'iganan pl gh
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jiishada'igaans dim rg
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Gidaa-andawaabandaan ina i'iw jiishada'igan. Niwii-piinichige.

Would you go find a broom? I'm going to clean up.
 rg
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Jiishada'igan aabajitoon ji-jiishada'aman gaa-gii-pinizaman.

Use a broom to sweep up what you drop when you're cooking.
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jiishada'igan /jiishada'igan-/: /jiishada'-/ stem of jiishada'an vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

jiishada'an vti sweep it, brush something off it
(detransitive) jiishada'ige vai s/he sweeps (derived noun) jiishada'igan ni a broom

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