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ozhiga'ige vai gh
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s/he taps trees



indoozhiga'ige 1s ind; nindoozhiga'ige 1s ind; ozhiga'ige 3s ind; ozhiga'iged 3s conj; wezhiga'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ozhiga'ige-/

indoozhiga'ige1s ind nj
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ozhiga'ige3s ind nj
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ozhiga'iged3s conj nj
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wezhiga'iged3s ch-conj nj
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Giinawind giga-ozhiga'igemin.

We'll put in the taps.
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Nimaamaa ko ningii-pabaa-wiijiiwaa gii-ozhiga'iged.

I used to go around with my mother when she went tapping trees.
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ozhiga'ige /ozhiga'ige-/: /ozhiga'-/ stem of ozhiga'an vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

ozhiga'an vti
  1. hew it to shape
  2. tap it
(detransitive) ozhiga'ige vai s/he taps trees (derived noun) ozhiga'igan ni a faucet; a tap, a spile, a spigot (for getting sap from a tree) (derived noun) ozhiga'igan na a tapped tree (verb of undergoing) ozhiga'igaazo vai it (animate; a tree) is tapped, can be tapped (by someone)

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