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gagiibaajichige vai es
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s/he does something foolish or silly



ingagiibaajichige 1s ind; ningagiibaajichige 1s ind; nigagiibaajichige 1s ind; gagiibaajichige 3s ind; gagiibaajichiged 3s conj; gegiibaajichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gagiibaajichige-/

nigagiibaajichige1s ind es
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gagiibaajichige3s ind es
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gagiibaajichiged3s conj es
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gegiibaajichiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-kagiibaajichige3s ind pst es
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Gaawiin indaa-anoonaasii ji-dazhiikang iwe gegiibaajichiged.

will not hire that person to work on it because he does crazy things.
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gagiibaajichige /gagiibaajichige-/: /gagiibaajit-/ stem of gagiibaajitoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

gagiibaajitoon vti2 do it foolishly, do it (something foolish)
(detransitive) gagiibaajichige vai s/he does something foolish or silly

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