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zagaabiiginigan ni nj
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a line, rope, or chain attached to something: a handle, a leash, a trap chain, a fish stringer



zagaabiiginigan sg; zagaabiiginiganan pl; Stem: /zagaabiiginigan-/

zagaabiiginigan sg nj
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zagaabiiginiganan pl nj
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Ogii-piimaabika'oodoon zagaabiiginigan gaa-gii'-onji-gashki'od bizhiw.

It twisted the wire on the trap; that's how the lynx got away.
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zagaabiiginigan /zagaabiiginigan-/: /zagaabiigin-/ stem of zagaabiiginan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

zagaabiiginan vti attach a line to it
(verb of undergoing) zagaabiiginigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is attached to a line (by someone), "they" attach a line on h/ or it (animate); s/he is tied on a leash or line (by someone) (verb of undergoing) zagaabiiginigaade vii it is attached on a line (by someone), "they" attach a line on it (derived noun) zagaabiiginigan ni a line, rope, or chain attached to something: a handle, a leash, a trap chain, a fish stringer

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