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giziisaginamaw vta nj
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wipe the floor for h/; wash the floor for h/



ningiziisaginamawaa 1s - 3s ind; ningiziisaginamaag 3s - 1s ind; gigiziisaginamawin 1s - 2s ind; gigiziisaginamaw 2s - 1s ind; ogiziisaginamawaan 3s - 3' ind; giziisaginamawaad 3s - 3' conj; geziisaginamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giziisaginamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /giziisaginamaw-/

ningiziisaginamawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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ningiziisaginamaag3s - 1s ind nj
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gigiziisaginamawin1s - 2s ind nj
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gigiziisaginamaw2s - 1s ind nj
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ogiziisaginamawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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giziisaginamawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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giziisaginamaw2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii-kiziisaginamawaan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Gidaa-bi-giziisaginamaw ina?

Would you come and wash my floor for me?
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Wiinisagaani endaad nookoo. Niwii'-awi-giziisaginamawaa.

My grandma's floor is dirty. I'm going to go wash it for her.
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giziisaginamaw /giziisaginamaw-/: /giziisagin-/ stem of giziisaginan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giziisaginan vti wipe it (a floor); wash it (a floor)
(detransitive) giziisaginige vai [BL] s/he wipes the floor; [BL] s/he washes the floor (benefactive) giziisaginamaw vta wipe the floor for h/; wash the floor for h/

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