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giishkiboodaw vta rg
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saw (it) off for h/



ingiishkiboodawaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiishkiboodawaan 3s - 3' ind; giishkiboodawaad 3s - 3' conj; gaashkiboodawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giishkiboodaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giishkiboodaw-/

ingiishkiboodawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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ogiishkiboodawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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giishkiboodawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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gaashkiboodawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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giishkiboodaw2s - 3 imp rg
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giishkiboodaw /giishkiboodaw-/: /giishkibood-/ stem of giishkiboodoon vti2 ; /-aw/
do it for h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giishkiboodoon vti2 saw it off
giishkiboodaw vta saw (it) off for h/ (detransitive) giishkiboojige vai s/he saws things off (derived noun) giishkiboojigan ni a cross-cut saw

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