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asiginan vti rg
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gather it up, collect it

Paired with: asigin vta



indasiginaan 1s - 0s ind; indasiginaanan 1s - 0p ind; odasiginaan 3s - 0s ind; odasiginaanan 3s - 0p ind; asiginang 3s - 0 conj; esiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; asiginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /asigin-/

indasiginaan1s - 0s ind rg
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es
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indasiginaanan1s - 0p ind es
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odasiginaan3s - 0s ind es
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odasiginaanan3s - 0p ind rg
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es
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asiginang3s - 0 conj rg
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es
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esiginang3s - 0 ch-conj rg
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asiginan2s - 0 imp rg
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es
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ogii-asiginaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Baaka'aakwenhwigamigoonsing iwidi apane owi-asiginang iniw waawanoon.

He went to the chicken coop to gather up the eggs.
 es
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Indoozhiitaa wii-giiwoodeyaan wenji-asiginamaan ini nibwaazhii-aabajichiganan.

I'm getting ready to go on a tour and that's why I'm gathering up my dancing outfit.
 es
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asiginan /asigin-/: /asig-/
gather
; /-in/
act on it by hand
Reduplicated Form: ayasigin

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

asiginan vti gather it up, collect it
(verb of undergoing) asiginigaade vii it is gathered up (by someone), "they" gather it up (verb of undergoing) asiginigaazo vai it (animate) is gathered up (by someone), "they" gather it (animate) up (benefactive) asiginamaw vta pick (them) up for h/; gather, collect (them) up for h/

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