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gagiibaadendaagozi vai es
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s/he is thought foolish, seems foolish

Paired with: gagiibaadendaagwad vii



nigagiibaadendaagoz 1s ind; gagiibaadendaagozi 3s ind; gagiibaadendaagozid 3s conj; gegiibaadendaagozid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gagiibaadendaagozi-/

nigagiibaadendaagoz1s ind es
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gagiibaadendaagozi3s ind es
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gagiibaadendaagozid3s conj es
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gegiibaadendaagozid3s ch-conj es
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gii-kagiibaadendaagozi3s ind pst es
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Gigagiibaadendaagoz. Gagwe-minjiminan iwe gaa-izhi-onagimigooyin imaa gii-piinjwebinigeng.

Your reputation is kind of goofy. You try to hold that seat you were elected to in the last election.
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gagiibaadendaagozi /gagiibaadendaagozi-/: /gagiibaad-/
foolish
; /-endaagozi/
s/he is thought, is considered, seems

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