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biijimaagozi vai es
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s/he gives off a smell

Paired with: biijimaagwad vii



imbiijimaagoz 1s ind; nimbiijimaagoz 1s ind; nibiijimaagoz 1s ind; biijimaagozi 3s ind; biijimaagozid 3s conj; baajimaagozid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biijimaagozi-/

nibiijimaagoz1s ind es
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biijimaagozi3s ind es
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biijimaagozid3s conj es
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baajimaagozid3s ch-conj es
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biijimaagozi /biijimaagozi-/: /biid-/
hither, here, this way
; /-maagozi/
s/he has a smell

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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