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biizikigan ni gh
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an item of clothing

See also: biizikiigan ni



biizikigan sg; biizikiganan pl; biizikiganish pej; Stem: /biizikigan-/

biizikigan sg gh
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biizikiganan pl gh
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es
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biizikiganish pej es
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nibiizikigan1s - 0s pos es
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obiizikigan3s - 0s ind es
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Biidoog iniwen biizikiganan. Naawisag-sh imaa giga-atoonaawaan.

Bring all those clothes here and put them in the middle of the floor.
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Ogii-shingadesidoonan obiizikiganan gii-paasandeked.

He spread out his clothes in he sun to dry.
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biizikigan /biizikigan-/: /biizik-/ stem of biizikan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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