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wiijigimaagan na es
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age-mate



wiijigimaagan sg; wiijigimaaganag pl; Stem: /wiijigimaagan-/

wiijigimaagan sg nj
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es
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wiijigimaaganag pl es
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nj
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niwiijigimaagan1s - 3s pos nj
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niwiijigimaaganag1s - 3p pos nj
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owiijigimaaganan3s - 3' pos es
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owiijigimaaganan3s - 3's pos nj
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owiijigimaagana'3s - 3'p pos nj
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Awenen giwiijigimaagan.

Who did you grow up with?
 nj
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

Word Family

wiijigim vta be the same age as h/
(reciprocal) wiijigindiwag vai they are the same age (derived noun) wiijigimaagan na age-mate

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