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zagakisijige vai es
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s/he puts things in order, puts things away



inzagakisijige 1s ind; ninzagakisijige 1s ind; nizagakisijige 1s ind; zagakisijige 3s ind; zagakisijiged 3s conj; zegakisijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zagakisijige-/

nizagakisijige1s ind es
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zagakisijige3s ind es
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zagakisijiged3s conj es
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zegakisijiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-sagakisijige3s ind pst es
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Gii-sagakisijige awe indikwem gaa-ishkwaakamigak.

My wife straightened up the place after the party was over.
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zagakisijige /zagakisijige-/: /zagakisid-/ stem of zagakisidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

zagakisidoon vti2 put it in order, put it away
(benefactive) zagakisidamaw vta put (it) in order, put (it) away for h/ (benefactive) zagakisidaw vta put (it) in order, put (it) away for h/ (detransitive) zagakisijige vai s/he puts things in order, puts things away (verb of undergoing) zagakisijigaade vii it is put away (by someone), "they" put it away; it is put in order (by someone), "they" put it in order (verb of undergoing) zagakisijigaazo vai it (animate) is put away (by someone), "they" put it (animate) away; it (animate) is put in order (by someone), "they" put it (animate) in order

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