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dazhigin vii nj
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it grows in a certain place

Paired with: dazhigi vai



dazhigin 0s ind; dazhiging 0s conj; endazhiging 0s ch-conj; Stem: /dazhigin-/

dazhigin0s ind es
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nj
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dazhiging0s conj es
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nj
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endazhiging0s ch-conj es
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nj
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gii-tazhigin0s ind pst nj
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Mii iw manoominashk, miish iwidi ogijayi'ii endazhiging 'iw manoomin.

It's on top of the rice stalk that the rice grows.
 rg
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Zaaga'iganiing gaa-dazhiging manoomin ginwaakominagad.

Rice that grows in a lake is long-grained.
 nj
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dazhigin /dazhigin-/: /daN-/
there, in a certain place
; /-gin/
it grows

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