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gaagiidaawigane vai es
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[N]

s/he has a sore back

See also: gaagiidaawigane vai [N]



nigaagiidaawigane 1s ind; gaagiidaawigane 3s ind; gaagiidaawiganed 3s conj; Stem: /gaagiidaawigane-/

nigaagiidaawigane1s ind es
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gaagiidaawigane3s ind es
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gaagiidaawiganed3s conj es
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gii-kaagiidaawigane3s ind pst es
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Gaagiidaawigane awe gaa-izhiiwiid mitigoon gii-tazhiikawaad bijiinaago.

He's got a sore back because he was lifting logs yesterday.
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gaagiidaawigane /gaagiidaawigane-/: /gaagiid-/
sore, sensitive
; /-aawigan-/
back (of the body)
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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