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gikinjigwen vta es
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hug, embrace h/



ingikinjigwenaa 1s - 3s ind; ningikinjigwenaa 1s - 3s ind; nigikinjigwenaa 1s - 3s ind; ogikinjigwenaan 3s - 3' ind; gikinjigwenaad 3s - 3' conj; gekinjigwenaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gikinjigwen 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gikinjigwen-/

nigikinjigwenaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogikinjigwenaan3s - 3' ind es
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gekinjigwenaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gikinjigwen2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-gikinjigwenaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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O-gikinjigwen awe gigete-gwiiwizensim.

Go and hug your old boy friend.
 es
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gikinjigwen /gikinjigwen-/: /gikind-/
fit around something
; /-gwe-/
neck
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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.

Word Family

gikinjigwen vta hug, embrace h/
(reciprocal) gikinjigwenidiwag vai they hug, embrace

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