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giziibiiga'igewin ni gh
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(item of) washing; (item of) laundry



giziibiiga'igewin sg; giziibiiga'igewinan pl; Stem: /giziibiiga'igewin-/

giziibiiga'igewin sg gh
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giziibiiga'igewinan pl gh
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Indaga biindigadoon ini gigiziibiiga'igewinan. Mii zhigwa maajii-awanibiisaag.

Take in your laundry. It's starting to mist now.
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Minwegiwebaasinoon ingiziibiiga'igewinan

My laundry is blowing nicely in the wind.
 nj
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Aazha ogii-pina'aanan ogiziibiiga'igewinan.

S/he already took the laundry down (off the line).
 nj
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giziibiiga'igewin /giziibiiga'igewin-/: /giziibiiga'ige-/ stem of giziibiiga'ige vai ; /-win/
[noun forming final]

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Word Family

giziibiiga'an vti wash it (using something)
(benefactive) giziibiiga'amaw vta wash (it) for h/, launder for h/
(detransitive) giziibiiga'ige vai s/he washes things, washes clothes, does laundry
(derived noun) giziibiiga'igewin ni (item of) washing; (item of) laundry (benefactive) giziibiiga'igetamaw vta do laundry for h/; wash clothes for h/
(verb of undergoing) giziibiiga'igaade vii it is washed (by someone), "they" wash it (verb of undergoing) giziibiiga'igaazo vai s/he is washed (by someone), "they" wash h/ (derived noun) giziibiiga'igan ni
  1. soap
  2. (item of) laundry

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