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ziiginamaw vta es
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pour (it) for h/



inziiginamawaa 1s - 3s ind; niziiginamawaa 1s - 3s ind; niziiginamowaa 1s - 3s ind; oziiginamawaan 3s - 0s ind; oziiginamowaan 3s - 3' ind; ziiginamawaad 3s - 3' conj; ziiginamowaad 3s - 3' conj; zaaginamawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; zaaginamowaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ziiginamaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ziiginamaw-/

niziiginamawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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niziiginamowaa1s - 3s ind es
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oziiginamawaan3s - 0s ind nj
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oziiginamowaan3s - 3' ind es
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ziiginamawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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zaaginamowaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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ziiginamaw2s - 3 imp es
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nj
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Nitii ziiginamawishin.

Pour me some tea.
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ziiginamaw /ziiginamaw-/: /ziigin-/ stem of ziiginan vti ; /-amaw/
do it for h/

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

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Word Family

ziiginan vti pour, spill it out
(benefactive) ziiginamaw vta pour (it) for h/ (detransitive) ziiginige vai s/he pours, spills things (verb of undergoing) ziiginigaade vii it is poured out (by someone), "they" pour it out (verb of undergoing) ziiginigaazo vai it (animate) is poured out (by someone), "they" pour it (animate) out

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