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izhiiginan vti es
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fold it (sheet-like) a certain way

Paired with: izhiigin vta



indizhiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; odizhiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; izhiiginang 3s - 0 conj; ezhiiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; izhiiginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /izhiigin-/

indizhiiginaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odizhiiginaan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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izhiiginang3s - 0 conj nj
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ezhiiginang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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izhiiginan2s - 0 imp nj
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Mii iwe izhiiginan.

Fold it that way.
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Odoozhiiginaan waa'-inizhang omazinigwaasowin.

She's shaping the paper to cut the design out for her beadwork.
 nj
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Akawe weweni ogii'-izhiiginaan jibwaa-maajinizha'ang odoozhibii'amaagewin.

He folded his letter neatly before sending it off.
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izhiiginan /izhiigin-/: /iN-/
thus, in a certain direction, in a certain manner
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

izhiiginan vti fold it (sheet-like) a certain way
(verb of undergoing) izhiiginigaade vii it (sheet-like) is folded a certain way (verb of undergoing) izhiiginigaazo vai it (animate; sheet-like) is folded a certain way

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