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giizhoote vii es
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it is warm inside



giizhoote 0s ind; giizhooteg 0s conj; gaazhooteg 0s ch-conj; giizhootemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /giizhoote-/

giizhoote0s ind nj
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es
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giizhooteg0s conj nj
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es
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gaazhooteg0s ch-conj es
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giizhootemagad0s ind aug es
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gii-kiizhoote0s ind pst es
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Giizhoote imaa biindig.

It's warm inside.
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Biinjaya'ii giizhooteg gii-izhiwinaa awe majiikiwis.

They took that battery inside where it's warm.
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giizhoote /giizhoote-/: /giizhoo-/
warm
; /-ate/
it is or is in an interior space, a room, a house

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

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