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giboogwaazh vta

sew h/ shut

Paired with: giboogwaadan vti



ingiboogwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiboogwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiboogwaanaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiboogwaanaan 3s - 3' ind; giboogwaanaad 3s - 3' conj; geboogwaanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giboogwaazh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giboogwaaN-/

ningiboogwaanaa1s - 3s ind rg
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ogiboogwaanaan3s - 3' ind rg
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giboogwaanaad3s - 3' conj rg
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geboogwaanaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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giboogwaazh /giboogwaaN-/: /gibw-/
blocked, plug
; /-gwaaN/
sew, probe, use a sharp instrument on it (animate)

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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