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ozhaashibizo vai es
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s/he speeds sliding or slipping, skids

Paired with: ozhaashibide vii



indoozhaashibiz 1s ind; nindoozhaashibiz 1s ind; ozhaashibizo 3s ind; ozhaashibizod 3s conj; wezhaashibizod ch-conj; Stem: /ozhaashibizo-/

indoozhaashibiz1s ind es
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nindoozhaashibiz1s ind nj
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ozhaashibizo3s ind nj
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es
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ozhaashibizod3s conj nj
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es
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wezhaashibizod ch-conj nj
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es
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Gii-pi-ozhaashibizowag i'imaa washkamonig igiweg gaa-... gaa-pi-ashawesewaad.

They tipped when they slid off the road around the turn.
 es
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Gegaa ningii'-ozhaashibiz gii-bi-giiwebizoyaan.

I almost slide off the road on my way home.
 nj
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ozhaashibizo /ozhaashibizo-/: /ozhaash-/
slippery, slick
; /-bizo/
s/he or it (animate) moves without obstruction, flies, speeds, falls, drives

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.

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