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giishkizhan vti es
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cut it; cut it off or through

Paired with: giishkizh vta ; giishkizhwi vta [NI]



ngiishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; ningiishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; nigiishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; ogiishkizhaan 3s - 0s ind; giishkizhang 3s - 0 conj; gaashkizhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; giishkizhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giishkizh-/

ngiishkizhaan1s - 0s ind lw
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ningiishkizhaan1s - 0s ind nj
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nigiishkizhaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogiishkizhaan3s - 0s ind lw
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nj
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es
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giishkizhang3s - 0 conj lw
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nj
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es
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gaashkizhang3s - 0 ch-conj lw
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es
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giishkizhan 2s - 0 imp lw
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nj
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ogii-kiishkizhaan3s - 0s ind pst lw
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nj
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Gii-ayaangwaamizi ji-gwayakozhang i'iw gaa-anoonind ji-giishkizhang.

He took great care in cutting straight what he was told to cut.
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Azhiwaasin moozhwaagan giishpin giishkizhaman biiwaabik maagizhaa ge mazina'igan.

Scissors get dull if you cut metal or paper.
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giishkizhan /giishkizh-/: /giishk-/
cut off, severed, sheared off
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade
Reduplicated Form: gaagiishkizhan

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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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