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giikiibingwashi vai es
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s/he is sleepy



ingiikiibingwash 1s ind; ningiikiibingwash 1s ind; nigiikiibingwash 1s ind; giikiibingwashi 3s ind; giikiibingwashid 3s conj; gaakiibingwashid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giikiibingwashi-/

nigiikiibingwash1s ind es
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giikiibingwashi 3s ind es
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giikiibingwashid3s conj es
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gaakiibingwashid3s ch-conj es
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gii-kiikiibingwashi3s ind pst es
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Mii imaa endazhi-giikiibingwashid aana-ganawaabandang 'iw mazinaatesijigan.

He fell asleep there while he was trying to watch television.
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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