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jiibaakwe vai rg
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s/he cooks



injiibaakwe 1s ind; ninjiibaakwe 1s ind; nijiibaakwe 1s ind; jiibaakwe 3s ind; jiibaakwed 3s conj; jaabaakwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /jiibaakwe-/

ninjiibaakwe1s ind rg
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jiibaakwe3s ind rg
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jiibaakwed3s conj rg
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jaabaakwed3s ch-conj rg
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Geyaabi jiibaakwe nimaamaa.

My mother is still cooking.
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Nising naa ninjiibaakwe noongom.

I cooked three times today.
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Gidaa-wiidookaw ina wii-chiibaakweyaan. Giin gidaa-gabaashimaag igiw opiniig.

Can you help me cook? You can cook the potatoes.
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Reduplicated Form: jaajiibaakwe

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Word Family

jiibaakwe vai s/he cooks
(applicative) jiibaakwaadan vti cook it (applicative) jiibaakwaazh vta cook it (animate)

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