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zhiiba'wi vta nj
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stretch it (animate) out on a fur stretcher



nizhiiba'waa 1s - 3s ind; ozhiiba'waan 3s - 3' ind; zhiiba'waad 3s - 3' conj; zhiiba'wi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zhiiba'w-/

nizhiiba'waa1s - 3s ind nj
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ozhiiba'waan3s - 3' ind nj
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zhiiba'waad3s - 3' conj nj
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zhiiba'wi2s - 3 imp nj
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ogii-shiiba'waan3s - 3' ind pst nj
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Naanan ningii-piinaag waabizheshiwag. Zhebaa dash gakina ningii-pakonaag, miinawaa ningii-shiiba'waag.

I brought back five martens. This morning I skinned all of them and put them on stretchers.
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Nawaj agaasikodan gizhiiba'ataanaak. Agaashiinyi gaa-wii-shiiba'wad

Make your stretcher a little smaller. What you are going to stretch on it is pretty small.
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zhiiba'wi /zhiiba'w-/: /zhiib-/
(in space) stretched, extended; (in time) durable, enduring, resistant, withstanding
; /-a'w/
act on h/ using a tool or medium

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