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gagiibiingwe vai lsa
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s/he is blind



ingagiibiingwe 1s ind; ningagiibiingwe 1s ind; nigagiibiingwe 1s ind; gagiibiingwe 3s ind; gagiibiingwed 3s conj; gegiibiingwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gagiibiingwe-/

nigagiibiingwe1s ind es
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lsa
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gagiibiingwe3s ind es
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lsa
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gagiibiingwed3s conj es
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lsa
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gegiibiingwed3s ch-conj es
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lsa
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gii-kagiibiingwe ind pst es
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Gii-kagiibiingwe awe nimishoomis booch idash igo gii-naaniimid.

Even though my grandfather was blind, he still danced.
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gagiibiingwe /gagiibiingwe-/: /gagiib-/
blocked, plugged
; /-iingw-/
face
; /-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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