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giishkizhan vti es
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cut it off; cut through, cut it

Paired with: giishkizh vta



ngiishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; ningiishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; nigiishkizhaan 1s - 0s ind; ogiishkizhaan 3s - 0s ind; giishkizhang 3s - 0 conj; gaashkizhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; giishkizhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giishkizh-/

nigiishkizhaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogiishkizhaan3s - 0s ind es
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giishkizhang3s - 0 conj es
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gaashkizhang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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giishkizhan 2s - 0 imp es
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ogii-kiishkizhaan3s - 0s ind pst es
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Gii-ayaangwaamizi ji-gwayakozhang i'iw gaa-anoonind ji-giishkizhang.

He took great care in cutting straight what he was told to cut.
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giishkizhan /giishkizh-/: /giishk-/
cut off, severed, sheared off
; /-izh/
act on it by blade
Reduplicated Form: gaagiishkizhan

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Word Family

giishkizhan vti cut it off; cut through, cut it
giishkizhamaw vta cut something for h/; mow (it) for h/ (verb of undergoing) giishkizhigaade vii it is cut off (by someone), "they" cut it off giishkizhigaazo vai s/he is cut off (by someone), "they" cut h/ off (derived noun) giishkizhigan ni a scythe (detransitive) giishkizhige vai s/he cuts something off, cuts through something

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