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ombigamizan vti es
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boil it to sugar



indoombigamizaan 1s - 0s ind; nindoombigamizaan 1s - 0s ind; nidoombigamizaan 1s - 0s ind; odoombigamizaan 3s - 0s ind; ombigamizang 3s - 0 conj; wembigamizang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ombigamizan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ombigamiz-/

indoombigamizaan1s - 0s ind es
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nindoombigamizaan1s - 0s ind rg
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odoombigamizaan3s - 0s ind es
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ombigamizang3s - 0 conj es
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wembigamizang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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ombigamizan 2s - 0 imp es
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ombigamizan /ombigamiz-/: /omb-/
upwards
; /-gam-/
liquid, body of water
; /-iz/
act on it by heat

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

ombigamizan vti boil it to sugar
(detransitive) ombigamizige vai s/he boils something to sugar; s/he sugars off (derived noun) ombigamizigan ni boiling sugar or syrup

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