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giziibiigin vta es
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wash h/ (by hand)

Paired with: giziibiiginan vti



ingiziibiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiziibiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; nigiziibiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiziibiiginaan 3s - 3' ind; giziibiiginaad 3s - 3' conj; geziibiiginaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giziibiigin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giziibiigin-/

nigiziibiiginaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogiziibiiginaan3s - 3' ind es
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giziibiiginaad3s - 3' conj es
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geziibiiginaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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giziibiigin2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kiziibiiginaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ogiziibiiginaan odawakaanan.

He's washing his pets.
 es
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giziibiigin /giziibiigin-/: /giziibiig-/
wash
; /-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

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Word Family

giziibiigin vta wash h/ (by hand)
(reflexive) giziibiiginidizo vai s/he washes h/ self, washes h/ privates

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