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ombigamizige vai es
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s/he boils something to sugar; s/he sugars off



indoombigamizige 1s ind; nindoombigamizige 1s ind; nidoombigamizige 1s ind; ombigamizige 3s ind; ombigamiziged 3s conj; wembigamiziged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ombigamizige-/

indoombigamizige1s ind gh
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es
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ombigamizige3s ind gh
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es
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ombigamiziged3s conj gh
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es
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wembigamiziged3s ch-conj rg
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Nimaamaa gii-ombigamizige gii-ozhitood ziinzibaakwad igaye gii-ozhi'aad iniwen ziiga'igaansan.

My mother sugared off when she made sugar and made sugar cakes.
 rg
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ombigamizige /ombigamizige-/: /ombigamiz-/ stem of ombigamizan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: wawombigamizige

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Word Family

ombigamizan vti boil it to sugar
(detransitive) ombigamizige vai s/he boils something to sugar; s/he sugars off (derived noun) ombigamizigan ni boiling sugar or syrup

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