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bagijige vai ls
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s/he makes an offering



imbagijige 1s ind; nimbagijige 1s ind; nibagijige 1s ind; bagijige 3s ind; bagijiged 3s conj; begijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bagijige-/

nibagijige1s ind ls
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bagijige3s ind ls
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bagijiged3s conj ls
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bagijigeyaan1s conj ls
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Mii ko o'ow waabooyaan naa asemaan asaad da-bagijiged awiya.

When someone makes an offering it's usually a blanket and tobacco.
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Gaye giinawind gigii-igoomin ji-bagijigeying.

They asked you to participate in the give-away.
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Ogichi-apiitendaan gaa-ina'oonind gii-odaapiniged imaa gii-pagijigeng.

He was really happy with the gift he got from the give-away.
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Gii-kwiinawi-doodam aana-wii-wiidookaazod omaa o-bagijigewind.

He didn't know what to do when he wanted to help out with the offerings.
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Reduplicated Form: babagijige

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

(detransitive) bagijige vai s/he makes an offering
bagijigan ni an offering, a gift

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