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onjibizo vai es
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s/he drives, speeds, falls from a certain place

Paired with: onjibide vii



indoonjibiz 1s ind; nindoonjibiz 1s ind; nidoonjibiz 1s ind; onjibizo 3s ind; onjibizod 3s conj; wenjibizod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /onjibizo-/

indoonjibiz1s ind es
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nindoonjibiz1s ind nj
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gj
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onjibizo3s ind nj
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es
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onjibizod3s conj nj
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gj
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es
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wenjibizod3s ch-conj nj
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gj
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es
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Bemijigamaag onjibizo awe gaa-pi-bagamibizod.

The one that just drove up came from Bemidji.
 es
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Ningii-onjibiz mitigong, niwiisaginikeshin.

I fell from a tree and hurt my arm.
 rg
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Aandi gaa-pi-onjibizoyan.

Where did you drive from?
 nj
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Waasa gii-pi-onjibizo Dabasaanakwadook gii-bi-giiwed.

Dabasaanakwadook drove from far away to get home.
 nj
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Gichi-niibowa imaa onjibizowag igiweg apikwaanaanjiig waazhing.

A whole lot of bats come flying out of that cave.
 es
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onjibizo /onjibizo-/: /ond-/
from a certain place, for a certain reason
; /-bizo/
s/he or it (animate) moves without obstruction, flies, speeds, falls, drives
Reduplicated Form: wawonjibizo

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

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