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giimoojichige vai es
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s/he does something secretly



nigiimoojichige 1s ind; giimoojichige 3s ind; giimoojichiged 3s conj; gaamoojichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giimoojichige-/

nigiimoojichige1s ind es
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giimoojichige 3s ind es
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giimoojichiged3s conj es
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gaamoojichiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-kiimoojichige3s ind pst es
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giimoojichige /giimoojichige-/: /giimoojit-/ stem of giimoojitoon vti2 ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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