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bigiwizige vai lw
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s/he makes taffy



mbigiwizige 1s ind; imbigiwizige 1s ind; nimbigiwizige 1s ind; nibigiwizige 1s ind; bigiwizige 3s ind; bigiwiziged 3s conj; begiwiziged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bigiwizige-/

mbigiwizige1s ind lw
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bigiwizige3s ind lw
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bigiwiziged3s conj gh
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lw
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begiwiziged3s ch-conj gh
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Ogii-siiga'aan iwe zhiiwaagamizigan imaa biskitenaaganing. Mii imaa gii-abid 'a goon. Mii imaa gii-pigiwiziged nimaamaayiban,

She poured the syrup into a bark sap bucket. There's snow there. That's where my mother made the maple taffy.
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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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