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ginwaabiigizhige vai

s/he cuts (string-like) things long



ninginwaabiigizhige 1s ind; ginwaabiigizhige 3s ind; ginwaabiigizhiged 3s conj; genwaabiigizhiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ginwaabiigizhige-/

ginwaabiigizhige /ginwaabiigizhige-/: /ginwaabiigizh-/ stem of ginwaabiigizhan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

ginwaabiigizhan vti cut it (string-like) long
(detransitive) ginwaabiigizhige vai s/he cuts (string-like) things long (verb of undergoing) ginwaabiigizhigaade vii it (string-like) is cut long (by someone), "they" cut it (string-like) long (verb of undergoing) ginwaabiigizhigaazo vai it (animate; string-like) is cut long (by someone), "they" cut it (animate; string-like) long

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