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gichi-ogimaakwewi vai

she is the the highest leader: a head boss, a president, a queen; she is the wife of the highest leader



indoogimaakwew 1s ind; ogimaakwewi 3s ind; ogimaakwewid 3s conj; wegimaakwewid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gichi-ogimaakwewi-/

ogimaakwewi3s ind nj
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ogimaakwewid3s conj es
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wegimaakwewid3s ch-conj es
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gichi-ogimaakwewi /gichi-ogimaakwewi-/: /gichi-ogimaakwew-/ stem of gichi-ogimaakwe na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

gichi-ogimaakwe na the highest female leader: a head chief, a head boss, a president, a queen
(verb of being) gichi-ogimaakwewi vai she is the the highest leader: a head boss, a president, a queen; she is the wife of the highest leader

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