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giiwe vai es
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s/he goes home, returns



ingiiwe 1s ind; ningiiwe 1s ind; nigiiwe 1s ind; giiwe 3s ind; giiwed 3s conj; gaawed 3s ch-conj; giiwen 2s imp; Stem: /giiwe-/

nigiiwe1s ind es
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giiwe3s ind es
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giiwed3s conj es
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es
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gaawed3s ch-conj es
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giiwen2s imp es
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gii-kiiwe3s ind pst es
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gego giiweken2s imp prohib es
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Ani-giiwen.

Go back!
 es
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Biinizikaa gaa-ni-izhi-giiwed nindaanis.

All of a sudden my daughter went home.
 rg
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Ingii-inaa ji-giiwed.

I told him to go home.
 es
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Ozhinawisidamawaan. "Ambe gaazhagens bi-giiwen."

He's ringing a bell for it. "Come on cat, come home."
 nj
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gaagiiwe vai

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

giiwe vai s/he goes home, returns
(verb of pretending) giiwekaazo vai s/he pretends to go home

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