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ozhibii'ige vai nj
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s/he writes (things); s/he writes (things) down



indoozhibii'ige 1s ind; nindoozhibii'ige 1s ind; nidoozhibii'ige 1s ind; ozhibii'ige 3s ind; ozhibii'igeyaan 1s conj; ozhibii'iged 3s conj; wezhibii'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ozhibii'ige-/

nindoozhibii'ige1s ind nj
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ozhibii'igeyaan1s conj nj
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ozhibii'iged3s conj nj
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wezhibii'iged3s ch-conj nj
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Ningii-kanawaabamigoog igi abinoojiinyag ozhibii'igeyaan

The children were looking at me writing.
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Bekaa niwii-ozhibii'ige jibwaa-maajaaying.

Wait, I'm going to finish writing before we leave.
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ozhibii'ige /ozhibii'ige-/: /ozhibii'-/ stem of ozhibii'an vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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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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