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wiisagine vai es
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s/he hurts, is in pain from an illness



niwiisagine 1s ind; wiisagine 3s ind; wiisagined 3s conj; waasagined 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wiisagine-/

wiisagine 3s ind es
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wiisagined3s conj es
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waasagined3s ch-conj es
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gii-wiisagine3s ind pst es
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Wiisagine a'aw animosh.

That dog is hurting.
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Nindaakoz naa. Niwaanda-wiisagine naa.

I'm so sick I'm just hurting.
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wiisagine /wiisagine-/: /wiisag-/
in pain, hurting, bitter
; /-ne/
s/he is afflicted, suffers, is sick, feels pain

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.

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