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zhingadesidoon vti2 es
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lay it spread out

Paired with: zhingadeshim vta



inzhingadesidoon 1s - 0s ind; ninzhingadesidoon 1s - 0s ind; nizhingadesidoon 1s - 0s ind; ozhingadesidoon 3s - 0s ind; zhingadesidood 3s - 0 conj; zhengadesidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; zhingadesidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zhingadesid-/

nizhingadesidoon1s - 0s ind es
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ozhingadesidoon3s - 0s ind es
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zhingadesidood3s - 0 conj es
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zhengadesidood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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zhingadesidoon2s - 0 imp es
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Ogii-shingadesidoonan obiizikiganan gii-paasandeked.

He spread out his clothes in he sun to dry.
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zhingadesidoon /zhingadesid-/: /zhingade-/
spread
; /-sid/
cause it to fall or lie (drop, lay, set, put), impact it (hit, hit against, hit with 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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