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mazhii'ige vai es
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s/he clears land, brushes



nimazhii'ige 1s ind; mazhii'ige 3s ind; mazhii'iged 3s conj; mezhii'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mazhii'ige-/

nimazhii'ige1s ind lw
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es
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mazhii'ige3s ind lw
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es
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mazhii'iged3s conj lw
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es
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mezhii'iged3s ch-conj lw
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es
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Bijiinag miinawaa ani-ziigwang gii-saagibagaag ji-mazhii'igewaad igiweg anokiiwininiwag.

Next spring when there is foliage that's when the work crew will start clearing and brushing.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mazhii'an vti clear it (land) off, brush it
(detransitive) mazhii'ige vai s/he clears land, brushes (derived noun) mazhii'igan ni a cut-over clearing
Mazhii'iganing name place Garrison, Minnesota

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