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gichi-aya'aawi vai es
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s/he is of a mature age, is an adult, is an elder



ingichi-aya'aaw 1s ind; nigichi-aya'aaw 1s ind; ningichi-aya'aaw 1s ind; nigichi-aya'aaw 1s ind; gichi-aya'aawi 3s ind; gichi-aya'aawid 3s conj; gechi-aya'aawid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gichi-aya'aawi-/

ingichi-aya'aaw1s ind es
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nigichi-aya'aaw1s ind es
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gichi-aya'aawi3s ind es
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gichi-aya'aawid3s conj es
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gechi-aya'aawid3s ch-conj es
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Giga-binaanikwe odisaabandaman ani-gichi-aya'aawiyan.

You'll start to lose hair as you get older.
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Ningii'-awi-mawadisaa nookomis zhebaa. Wiinge go ani-oziigiingwe. Gichi-aya'aawi.

I went to visit my grandma this morning. She has more wrinkles on her face. She's an elder.
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gichi-aya'aawi /gichi-aya'aawi-/: /gichi-aya'aaw-/ stem of gichi-aya'aa na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

gichi-aya'aa na an adult, an elder
(verb of being) gichi-aya'aawi vai s/he is of a mature age, is an adult, is an elder

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