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mazinaatesijigan ni es
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a television



mazinaatesijigan sg; mazinaatesijiganan pl; mazinaatesijigaans dim; mazinaatesijiganing loc; Stem: /mazinaatesijigan-/

mazinaatesijigan sg es
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mazinaatesijiganan pl es
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Endaso-dibik iko ninganawaabandaan nimazinaatesijigan.

Every night I watch my television.
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Mii imaa endazhi-giikiibingwashid aana-ganawaabandang 'iw mazinaatesijigan.

He fell asleep there while he was trying to watch television.
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Gii-minwaatese i'iwe gaa-o-ganawaabandamaang mazinaatesijigan i'imaa godagiing.

There was a good movie we went and watched at our neighbors.
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mazinaatesijigan /mazinaatesijigan-/: /mazinaatesid-/ stem of mazinaatesidoon vti2 ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

mazinaatesidoon vti2 project an image of, film it
(detransitive) mazinaatesijige vai s/he shows a movie, watches a movie (derived noun) mazinaatesijigan ni a television

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