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giziingwe'on na rg
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[N]

a towel

See also: giziingwe'on ni [S]



giiziingwe'on sg; giziingwe'onag pl; giziingwe'onens dim; giziingwe'oning loc; Stem: /giziingwe'on-/

giiziingwe'on sg es
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giziingwe'onag pl es
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nj
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rg
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giziingwe'onens dim es
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giziingwe'oning loc rg
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es
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Wiinishin a'aw giziingwe'on.

The towel is dirty.
 rg
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Niwani-bagidinaag ningiziingwe'onag.

I misplaced my towels.
 rg
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Weweni ozagakiiginaa' ogiziingwe'ona' gaa-paasonid.

She folded her towels neatly after they were dry.
 nj
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giziingwe'on /giziingwe'on-/: /giziingwe'o-/ stem of giziingwe'o vai ; /-n/
[nominalizer]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giziingwe'o vai s/he wipes h/ (own) face (with something)
(derived noun) giziingwe'on na [N] a towel
giziingwe'onens na [N] a washcloth
(derived noun) giziingwe'on ni [S] a towel
giziingwe'onens ni [S] a washcloth

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