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ziikoobiiginigan ni

a strainer



ziikoobiiginigan sg; ziikoobiiginiganan pl; Stem: /ziikoobiiginigan-/

ziikoobiiginigan /ziikoobiiginigan-/: /ziikoobiigin-/ stem of ziikoobiiginan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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Word Family

ziikoobiiginan vti strain it; drain all of a liquid out of it it
(derived noun) ziikoobiiginigan ni a strainer (detransitive) ziikoobiiginige vai s/he strains things; s/he drains things, wrings things out (benefactive) ziikoobiiginamaw vta strain (it) for h/; drain (it) for, wring (it) out for h/ (verb of undergoing) ziikoobiiginigaade vii it is strained (by someone), "they" strain it; it is drained, wrung out (by someone), "they" drain it, wring it out (verb of undergoing) ziikoobiiginigaazo vai it (animate) is strained (by someone), "they" strain it (animate); s/he is drained, wrung out (by someone), "they" drain h/, wring h/ out

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