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zhishigwandan vti es
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chew it up, chew it to bits

Paired with: zhishigwam vta



inzhishigwandaan 1s - 0s ind; ninzhishigwandaan 1s - 0s ind; nizhishigwandaan 1s - 0s ind; ozhishigwandaan 3s - 0s ind; zhishigwandang 3s - 0 conj; zheshigwandang 3s - 0 ch-conj; zhishigwandan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /zhishigwand-/

nizhishigwandaan1s - 0s ind es
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ozhishigwandaan3s - 0s ind es
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zhishigwandang3s - 0 conj es
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zheshigwandang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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zhishigwandan2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-zhishigwandaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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zhishigwandan /zhishigwand-/: /zhishigw-/
mash, crush
; /-and/
act on it by mouth or teeth, eat it

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

with support and collaboration from the University of Minnesota's Department of American Indian Studies and University Libraries.

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