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giikajindibewaji vai es
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h/ head is cold



nigiikajindibewaj 1s ind; giikajindibewaji 3s ind; giikajindibewajid 3s conj; gaakajindibewajid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giikajindibewaji-/

nigiikajindibewaj1s ind es
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giikajindibewaji3s ind es
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giikajindibewajid3s conj es
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gaakajindibewajid3s ch-conj es
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gii-kiikajindibewaji3s ind es
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giikajindibewaji /giikajindibewaji-/: /giikad-/
cold
; /-ndibe-/
(top of) head
; /-waji/
s/he is cold, is affected by the cold

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

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