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zaagidin vta gh
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put h/ out; evict h/

Paired with: zaagidinan vti



inzaagidinaa 1s - 3s ind; ninzaagidinaa 1s - 3s ind; nizaagidinaa 1s - 3s ind; ozaagidinaan 3s - 3' ind; zaagidinaad 3s - 3' conj; zayaagidinaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; zaagidin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zaagidin-/

inzaagidinaa1s - 3s ind gh
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ninzaagidinaa1s - 3s ind rg
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nizaagidinaa1s - 3s ind es
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ozaagidinaan3s - 3' ind gh
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rg
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es
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zaagidinaad3s - 3' conj gh
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es
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rg
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zayaagidinaad3s - 3' ch-conj gh
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zaagidin2s - 3 imp gh
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rg
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es
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ogii-saagidinaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Zaagidin a'aw animosh.

Let the dog out!
 rg
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Endaso-gigizheb ko nizaagidinaa ninday.

Every morning I let my dog out.
 rg
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Gii-saagidinaa a'awe gaa-ombwekamigizid imaa zagaswe'idiwining.

The heckler at the council neeting was evicted.
 es
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zaagidin /zaagidin-/: /zaagid-/
outside
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand
Reduplicated Form: zaazaagidin

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

zaagidin vta put h/ out; let h/ out; evict h/
(reciprocal) zaagidinidiwag vai they are let out together (as from school or a meeting)

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