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ginwaabiigizi vai es
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it (animate; string-like) is long

Paired with: ginwaabiigad vii



ginwaabiigizi 3s ind; ginwaabiigizid 3s conj; genwaabiigizid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ginwaabiigizi-/

ginwaabiigizi3s ind nj
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gj
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es
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ginwaabiigizid3s conj nj
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gj
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es
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genwaabiigizid3s ch-conj nj
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gj
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es
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Gii-kinwaabiigizi gaa-waabamag ginebig bijiinaago.

The snake I saw yesterday was long.
 es
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Ginwaabiigizi manidoosh.

The bug is long.
 nj
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ginwaabiigizi /ginwaabiigizi-/: /ginw-/
long
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-izi/
s/he, it (animate) is in a state or condition

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

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Related Words

DIFFERENT KINDS ARE...
ginoozi vai s/he is tall, is long
ginwaabikizi vai s/he is long (as something mineral)
ginwaabiigizi vai it (animate; string-like) is long
ginwaakozi vai
  1. it (animate; stick-like) is long, is tall
  2. s/he is tall (of a person)
ginwegizi vai it (animate; sheet-like) is long

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