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ozhibii'igan ni es
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something written: a piece of writing (a paper, essay, report, etc.); mail; something used for writing



ozhibii'igan sg; ozhibii'iganan pl; ozhibii'igaans dim; ozhibii'iganing loc; Stem: /ozhibii'igan-/

ozhibii'igan sg nj
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ozhibii'iganan pl nj
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Ozhibii'igan gibiidamawin.

I'm bringing you the mail.
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Mii go booch gii-piindigadood odoozhibii'igan misawaa go aana-gii-inind ji-aanizhiitang.

He submitted his story even though they told him not to.
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ozhibii'igan /ozhibii'igan-/: /ozhibii'-/ stem of ozhibii'an vti ; /-gan/
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Word Family

ozhibii'an vti write it; write it down, jot it down; sign it
(detransitive) ozhibii'ige vai s/he writes (things); s/he writes (things) down
(benefactive) ozhibii'igetamaw vai s/he writes something for h/
(benefactive) ozhibii'amaw vta write (it) for or to h/; write (it) down for /h
(reciprocal) ozhibii'amaadiwag vai they write (it) to each other
(verb of undergoing) ozhibii'igaade vii it is written (by someone), "they" write it; it is written down (by someone), "they" write it down (verb of undergoing) ozhibii'igaazo vai s/he is written down (as on a list) (by someone), "they write h/ down (derived noun) ozhibii'igan ni something written: a piece of writing (a paper, essay, report, etc.); mail; something used for writing

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