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giiwedemo vai es
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s/he goes home crying



nigiiwedem 1s ind; giiwedemo 3s ind; giiwedemod 3s conj; gaawedemod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giiwedemo-/

nigiiwedem1s ind es
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giiwedemo3s ind es
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giiwedemod3s conj es
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gaawedemod3s ch-conj es
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gii-kiiwedemo3s ind pst es
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giiwedemo /giiwedemo-/: /giiwe-/ stem of giiwe vai ; /-ademo/
weep, cry

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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