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giizizamaw vta rg
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cook (it) for h/



ingiizizamawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiizizamawaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiizizamawaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiizizamawaan 3s - 3' ind; giizizamawaad 3s - 3' conj; gaazizamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giizizamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giizizamaw-/

ningiizizamawaa1s - 3s ind rg
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ogiizizamawaan3s - 3' ind rg
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giizizamawaad3s - 3' conj rg
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gaazizamawaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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giizizamaw2s - 3 imp rg
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Giizizamaw daga ini waaboozoon.

Please cook the rabbit for him.
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giizizamaw /giizizamaw-/: /giiziz-/ stem of giizizan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giizizan vti cook it; finish cooking it
(benefactive) giizizamaw vta cook (it) for h/

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