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didibininjiibizon ni gh
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a ring



didibininjiibizon sg; didibininjiibizonan pl; didibininjiibizonens dim; didibininjiibizoning loc; Stem: /didibininjiibizon-/

didibininjiibizon sg nj
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didibininjiibizonan pl nj
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es
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gh
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didibininjiibizonens dim rg
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es
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nindidibininjiibizon1s - 0s pos rg
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gididibininjiibizon2s - 0s pos rg
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odidibininjiibizon2p - 0s pos rg
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Nindaanis obiizikaan didibininjiibizon. Wii-wiidige.

My daughter is wearing a ring. She's going to get married.
 rg
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Eyiidawininj ogigishkaanan didibininjiibizonan.

She's wearing rings on both hands.
 nj
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Giishpin didibininjiibizon gigishkang, wiidige 'awe.

If he wears a ring, that one is married.
 nj
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didibininjiibizon /didibininjiibizon-/: /didibininjiibizo-/ stem of didibininjiibizo vai ; /-n/
[nominalizer]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

didibininjiibizo vai s/he wears a ring
didibininjiibizon ni a ring

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