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giziibiigininjii vai es
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s/he washes h/ (own) hands



ingiziibiigininjii 1s ind; ningiziibiigininjii 1s ind; nigiziibiigininjii 1s ind; giziibiigininjii 3s ind; giziibiigininjiid 3s conj; geziibiigininjiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giziibiigininjii-/

ningiziibiigininjii1s ind rg
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nigiziibiigininjii1s ind es
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giziibiigininjii3s ind es
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giziibiigininjiid3s conj es
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rg
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geziibiigininjiid3s ch-conj es
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gaawiin giziibiigininjiisii3s ind neg es
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gii-kiziibiigininjii3s ind pst es
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giziibiigininjiin2s imp rg
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giziibiigininjiiyok2p imp es
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giziibiigininjiidaa21p imp es
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Wiinininjiiwag igi abinoojiinyag ezhi-inindwaa ji-giziibiigininjiiwaad.

The kid's hands were dirty and they were told to wash their hands.
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giziibiigininjii /giziibiigininjii-/: /giziibiig-/
wash
; /-ninjy-/
hand, finger
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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