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zaagijiba'iwe vai gh
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s/he runs out in flight from someone

See also: zaagiziba'iwe vai



inzaagijiba'iwe 1s ind; zaagijiba'iwe 3s ind; zaagijiba'iwed 3s conj; zayaagijiba'iwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zaagijiba'iwe-/

inzaagijiba'iwe1s ind gh
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zaagijiba'iwe3s ind gh
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zaagijiba'iwed3s conj gh
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zayaagijiba'iwed3s ch-conj gh
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gii-saagijiba'iwe3s ind pst gh
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zaagijiba'iwe /zaagijiba'iwe-/: /zaagid-/
outside
; /-ba'iwe/
hurry in flight from someone or something

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

zaagijiba' vta run out with h/
(reciprocal) zaagijiba'idiwag vai they run out together (detransitive) zaagijiba'iwe vai s/he runs out in flight from someone

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