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gikenindizo vai es
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s/he knows h/ self



nigikenindiz 1s ind; gikenindizo 3s ind; gikenindizod 3s conj; gekenindizod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gikenindizo-/

nigikenindiz1s ind es
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gikenindizo3s ind es
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gikenindizod3s conj es
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gikenindizo /gikenindizo-/: /gikenim-/ stem of gikenim vta ; /-dizo/
[reflexive]

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

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Word Family

gikenim vta know h/, know about h/, find out about h/, realize of h/
(reciprocal) gikenindiwag vai they know each other (reflexive) gikenindizo vai s/he knows h/ self

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