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giimoozaabam vta rg
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look at h/ secretly; peek, peep at h/

Paired with: giimoozaabandan vti



ngiimoozaabamaa 1s - 3s ind; ogiimoozaabamaan 3s - 3' ind; giimoozaabamaad 3s - 3' conj; gaamoozaabamaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; giimoozaabam 2s - 3s imp; Stem: /giimoozaabam-/

ngiimoozaabamaa1s - 3s ind rg
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ogiimoozaabamaan3s - 3' ind rg
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giimoozaabamaad3s - 3' conj rg
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gaamoozaabamaad3s - 3' ch-conj rg
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giimoozaabam2s - 3s imp rg
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ogii-kiimoozaabamaan3s - 3' ind pst rg
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giimoozaabam /giimoozaabam-/: /giimood-/
secretly
; /-aabam/
look at h/

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

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