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giziiyaabide'o vai es
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s/he brushes h/ (own) teeth



ingiziiyaabide' 1s ind; ningiziiyaabide' 1s ind; nigiziiyaabide' 1s ind; giziiyaabide'o 3s ind; giziiyaabide'od 3s conj; geziiyaabide'od 3s ch-conj; giziiyaabide'on 2s imp; Stem: /giziiyaabide'o-/

ningiziiyaabide'1s ind rg
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nigiziiyaabide'1s ind es
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giziiyaabide'o3s ind es
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rg
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giziiyaabide'od3s conj es
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geziiyaabide'od3s ch-conj es
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giziiyaabide'on2s imp es
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gii-kiziiyaabide'o3s ind es
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Mii sa aangwaamas gii-kiziiyaabide'od awe gaa-maazhimaagwanaamod akiwenziiyish.

That old man with the bad breath finally brushed his teeth.
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giziiyaabide'o /giziiyaabide'o-/: /gizii-/
wipe
; /-aabide-/
tooth
; /-a'o/
s/he moves by medium, by boat; s/he uses a tool or medium on h/ self

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

giziiyaabide'o vai s/he brushes h/ (own) teeth
(derived noun) giziiyaabide'on ni a toothbrush

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