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giziibiiginaagane vai es
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s/he washes dishes



ingiziibiiginaagane 1s ind; ningiziibiiginaagane 1s ind; nigiziibiiginaagane 1s ind; giziibiiginaagane 3s ind; giziibiiginaaganed 3s conj; geziibiiginaaganed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giziibiiginaagane-/

nigiziibiiginaagane1s ind es
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giziibiiginaagane3s ind es
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giziibiiginaaganed3s conj es
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geziibiiginaaganed3s ch-conj es
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gii-kiziibiiginaagane3s pst es
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Baamaa apii giziibiiginaaganeg.

Wash dishes later.

Note:
said to more than one person
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Gaawiin mashi gii-kiziibiiginaaganesiin indaanis.

My daughter didn't wash the dishes yet.
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Baabige iidog gigii-kiziibiiginaagane. Mewinzha gigii-pwaamin.

It's about time you washed dishes. You wouldn't when I asked you before.
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giziibiiginaagane /giziibiiginaagane-/: /giziibiig-/
wash
; /-inaagan-/
dish
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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