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gaagiijininjii vai gj
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s/he has a sore hand, has a sore finger



ingaagiijininjii 1s ind; ningaagiijininjii 1s ind; nigaagiijininjii 1s ind; gaagiijininjii 3s ind; gaagiijininjiid 3s conj; gayaagiijininjiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gaagiijininjii-/

ningaagiijininjii1s ind gj
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nigaagiijininjii1s ind es
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gaagiijininjii3s ind es
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gj
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gaagiijininjiid3s conj es
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gj
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gii-kaagiijininjii3s ind pst es
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Ingii-pagite'odimin dibikong wenji-gaagiijininjiiyaan.

The reason why my hand is sore is that we were boxing last night.
 es
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gaagiijininjii /gaagiijininjii-/: /gaagiid-/
sore, sensitive
; /-ninjy-/
hand, finger
; /-e/
[incorporating]

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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