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gaagiijigidigwe vai gh
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s/he has a sore knee or sore knees



nigaagiijigidigwe 1s ind; gaagiijigidigwe 3s ind; gaagiijigidigwed 3s conj; gayaagiijigidigwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gaagiijigidigwe-/

nigaagiijigidigwe1s ind es
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gaagiijigidigwe3s ind es
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gh
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gaagiijigidigwed3s conj es
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lw
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gayaagiijigidigwed3s ch-conj gh
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Gaagiijigidigwewag igiweg gaa-apakwewaad niizho-giizhig.

Those roofers that were working for two days have very sore knees.
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gaagiijigidigwe /gaagiijigidigwe-/: /gaagiid-/
sore, sensitive
; /-gidigw-/
knee
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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