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giziibiigazhe vai es
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s/he washes up, takes a bath, bathes



ingiziibiigazhe 1s ind; ningiziibiigazhe 1s ind; nigiziibiigazhe 1s ind; giziibiigazhe 3s ind; giziibiigazhed 3s conj; geziibiigazhed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giziibiigazhe-/

ningiziibiigazhe1s ind nj
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nigiziibiigazhe1s ind es
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giziibiigazhe3s ind nj
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es
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giziibiigazhed3s conj nj
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es
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geziibiigazhed3s ch-conj es
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gaawiin giziibiigazhesii3s ind neg es
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gii-kiziibiigazhe3s ind pst es
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Ingii-piinaabaawaz gii-kiziibiigazheyaan.

I showered when taking a bath.
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Wenda-minomanji'ogwen a'aw baanazhed. Mii aangwaamas gii-kiziibiigazhed.

I bet he feels good now that he is clean. He finally took a bath.
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giziibiigazhe /giziibiigazhe-/: /giziibiig-/
wash
; /-azh-/
skin, blanket
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: gagiziibiigazhe

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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