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giizhiikaw vta es
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finish, finish with h/

Paired with: giizhiikan vti



ingiizhiikawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiizhiikawaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiizhiikawaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiizhiikawaan 3s - 3' ind; giizhiikawaad 3s - 3' conj; gaazhiikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giizhiikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giizhiikaw-/

nigiizhiikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogiizhiikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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giizhiikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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gaazhiikawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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giizhiikaw2s - 3 imp es
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Ningiizhiikawaag nindaagimag. Waabang niwii-pabaa-naadagwe.

I'm finished with my snowshoes. I'm going to go around checking my snares tomorrow.
 nj
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Ogii-kiizhiikawaan gii-angoji'onaabiikawaad iniw asabiin.

He's all done putting the floaters on the net.
 es
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giizhiikaw /giizhiikaw-/: /giizh-/
finish
; /-iikaw/
deal with h/

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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