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gitige vai

s/he plants, gardens, farms



ingitige 1s ind; ningitige 1s ind; nigitige 1s ind; gitige 3s ind; gitiged 3s conj; getiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gitige-/

Niwii-gitige ziigwang.

I'm going to plant this spring.
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Gaye giinawaa o'omaa gitigeg.

You people too, plant your garden here.
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Aaniin dash apii waa'-maajii-gitigeyan.

When are you going to start putting your garden in?
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Mii ganabaj igo ji-aabijibiisaag. Mii 'i waabang bijiinag ji-gitigeying

It's going to rain all day today. It won't be until tomorrow that we'll plant our garden.
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Reduplicated Form: gagitige

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Word Family

gitige vai s/he plants, gardens, farms
(applicative) gitigaadan vti plant it (applicative) gitigaazh vta plant h/ (derived noun) gitigaan ni a field, a garden, a farm gitigaanens ni a vegetable

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