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gagiikim vta es
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preach to, instruct h/



ingagiikimaa 1s - 3s ind; ningagiikimaa 1s - 3s ind; nigagiikimaa 1s - 3s ind; ogagiikimaan 3s - 3' ind; gagiikimaad 3s - 3' conj; gegiikimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gagiikim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gagiikim-/

ningagiikimaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogagiikimaan3s - 3' ind es
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gagiikimaad3s - 3' conj es
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gegiikimaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gagiikim2s - 3 imp es
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ogii-kagiikimaan3p - 3' ind pst es
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Giimooj ogii-kagiikimaan iniwe odikwezensiman imaa epiitakamigadinig.

He secretly wooed his girlfriend during the ceremony.
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The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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