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giboz vta rg
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cook it (animate) in the oven, bake it (animate)

Paired with: gibozan vti



ingibozwaa 1s - 3s ind; ningibozwaa 1s - 3s ind; nigibozwaa 1s - 3s ind; ogibozwaan 3s - 3' ind; gibozwaad 3s - 3' conj; gebozwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giboz 2s - 3 imp; gibozwi 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gibozw-/

ingibozwaa1s - 3s ind rg
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nigibozwaa1s - 3s ind es
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ogibozwaan3s - 3' ind es
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gibozwaad3s - 3' conj es
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gebozwaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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giboz2s - 3 imp rg
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Giboz igiw opiniig.

Bake the potatoes.
 es
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Ningibozwaa baaka'aakwe.

I'm baking a chicken.
 rg
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Gego gibozwaaken a'aw baaka'aakwe. Zaasagokwaazh.

Don't bake that chicken. Fry it.
 rg
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giboz /gibozw-/: /gibw-/
blocked, plug
; /-izw/
act on h/ by heat

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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