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bezhigookam vai2 gh
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s/he is alone in a canoe



nimbezhigookam 1s ind; bezhigookam 3s ind; bezhigookang 3s - 0 conj; bayezhigookang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bezhigook+am-/

nimbezhigookam1s ind nj
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bezhigookam3s ind nj
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gh
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bezhigookang3s - 0 conj nj
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gh
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bayezhigookang3s ch-conj gh
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gii-pezhigookam3s ind pst nj
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Ningii-pezhigookam gii-baashkizwag waawaashkeshi.

I was alone in the canoe when I shot the deer.
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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