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miizh vta es
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give (it) to h/



nimiinaa 1s - 3s ind; omiinaan 3s - 3' ind; gimiinin 1s - 2s ind; gimiizh 2s - 1s ind; miinaad 3s - 3' conj; maanaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; miizh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /miiN-/

nimiinaa1s - 3s ind es
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omiinaan3s - 3' ind es
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gimiinin1s - 2s ind es
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miinaad3s - 3' conj es
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maanaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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miizh 2s - 3 imp es
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miizhishin2s - 3 imp es
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Nindaana-andamawaa a'aw ikwe opiniin ji-miizhid. Bangii ningii-miinig.

I asked that lady for some potatoes. She only gave me a little bit.
 rg
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Gii-kiimodadaawe waabigwaniinsan wii-miinaad owiiwan.

He secretly bought flowers to give to his wife.
 es
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Asemaa ingii-miinigoo gii-wiikwamigooyaan.

They gave me tobacco when they invited me to participate.
 es
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Onzaam mamaachaawan iniw makizinan gaa-pi-miinigooyaan.

The shoes they gave me are too big.
 es
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Daga miizhishin bezhig.

Please give me one.
 nj
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Reduplicated Form: maamiizh

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

miizh vta give (it) to h/
(reciprocal) miinidiwag vai they give (something) to each other; they have a give-away
(derived noun) miinidiwin ni a give-away

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