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giiwose vai es
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s/he hunts

See also: giiyose vai



ingiiwose 1s ind; ningiiwose 1s ind; nigiiwose 1s ind; giiwose 3s ind; giiwosed 3s conj; gaawosed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giiwose-/

ningiiwose1s ind es
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giiwose3s ind es
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es
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giiwosed3s conj es
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es
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gaawosed3s ch-conj es
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gaawiin giiwosesii3s ind neg es
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Noomaya naa gii-gopii o-giiwosed. Baabige naa bagamoondaaso.

It was just a little while ago that he went into the woods to hunt. He already packed his game here.
 es
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giiwose /giiwose-/: /giiw-/
around
; /-ose/
s/he walks
Reduplicated Form: gaagiiwose

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