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giizhiikan vti es
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finish, finish with it

Paired with: giizhiikaw vta



ingiizhiikaan 1s - 0s ind; ningiizhiikaan 1s - 0s ind; nigiizhiikaan 1s - 0s ind; ogiizhiikaan 3s - 0s ind; giizhiikang 3s - 0 conj; gaazhiikang 3s - 0 ch-conj; giizhiikan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giizhiik-/

nigiizhiikaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogiizhiikaan3s - 0s ind es
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giizhiikang3s - 0 conj es
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gaazhiikang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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giizhiikan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kiizhiikaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Gii-kibitanokii jibwaa-giizhiikamowaad.

He quit working before they finished it.
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Wewiib giizhiikan i'iw waabowayaan.

Hurry up and finish that blanket.
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Mii go 'iw bijiinag giizhiikang ji-aanishiitang.

When he's done working onh it he will quit.
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giizhiikan /giizhiik-/: /giizh-/
finish
; /-iik/
deal with it

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.

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