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manaajichige vai nj
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s/he spares, respects, goes easy on things



nimanaajichige 1s ind; manaajichige 3s ind; manaajichigeyaan 1s conj; manaajichiged 3s conj; menaajichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /manaajichige-/

nimanaajichige1s ind nj
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manaajichige3s ind nj
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manaajichigeyaan1s conj nj
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manaajichiged3s conj nj
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Gidaa-dibaajimotawaag giniijaanisag ge-izhi-manaajichigewaad ji-mino-bimaadiziwaad.

You should tell your children about how they should respect things so they can have healthy and good lives.
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manaajichige /manaajichige-/: /manaajit-/ stem of manaajitoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

manaajitoon vti2 spare, respect, go easy on it
(detransitive) manaajichige vai s/he spares, respects, goes easy on things (verb of undergoing) manaajichigaade vai it is spared, is respected (by someone), "they" spare, respect, go easy on it (verb of undergoing) manaajichigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is spared, is respected (by someone), "they" spare, respect, go easy on h/ or it (animate)

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