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giishkizhamaw vta es
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cut something for h/; mow (it) for h/



ngiishkizhamawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiishkizhamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiishkizhamowaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiishkizhamawaan 3s - 3' ind; ogiishkizhamowaan 3s - 3' ind; giishkizhamawaad 3s - 3' conj; giishkizhamowaad 3p - 3' conj; giishkizhamaw 2s - 3 imp; gaashkizhamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; Stem: /giishkizhamaw-/

ngiishkizhamawaa1s - 3s ind lw
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ningiishkizhamawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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nigiishkizhamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogiishkizhamawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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lw
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ogiishkizhamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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giishkizhamawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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lw
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giishkizhamowaad3p - 3' conj es
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giishkizhamaw2s - 3 imp es
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rg
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lw
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gaashkizhamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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lw
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giishkizhamaw /giishkizhamaw-/: /giishkizh-/ stem of giishkizhan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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.

Word Family

giishkizhan vti cut it; cut it off or through
(detransitive) giishkizhige vai s/he cuts something off, cuts through something
(verb of use) giishkizhigaagen vai + o cut something with it
(benefactive) giishkizhamaw vta cut something for h/; mow (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) giishkizhigaade vii it is cut off (by someone), "they" cut it off (verb of undergoing) giishkizhigaazo vai s/he is cut off (by someone), "they" cut h/ off (derived noun) giishkizhigan ni a tool for cutting things off: a scythe, a trimmer

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