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gwiiwizens na gh
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a boy



gwiiwizens sg; gwiiwizensag pl; gwiiwizhenzhish pej; Stem: /gwiiwizens-/

gwiiwizens sg gh
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gwiiwizensag pl gh
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gwiiwizhenzhish pej gh
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Ogii-mazinibii'aan indengwaan 'a gwiiwizhenzhish.

A little boy sketched my face.
 es
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Gigikenimaa na awe gwiiwizens.

Do you know that boy?
 es
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Wawiingeziwag igiw gwiiwizensag manisewaad.

The boys are doing a good job cutting wood.
 rg
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Gakina ogii'-ombwewebinaa' nindakikoo' gii-naganag 'a gwiiwizenzhish.

When I left that naughty little boy alone, he threw all my pots and pans in disorder.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gwiiwizens na a boy
(verb of being) gwiiwizensiwi vai s/he is a boy (verb of pretending) gwiiwizensikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a boy

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