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gizhaabikizigan ni es
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a stove



gizhaabikizigan sg; gizhaabikiziganan pl; gizhaabikizigaans dim; gizhaabikiziganing loc; gizhaabikiziganish pej; Stem: /gizhaabikizigan-/

gizhaabikizigan sg gh
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gizhaabikiziganan pl gh
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gizhaabikizigaans dim es
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gizhaabikiziganing loc es
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gizhaabikiziganish pej es
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Dakaabikisin i'iw gizhaabikizigan.

That stove is cool.
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Gichi-maazhimaate iwe gizhaabikizigan. Awegodogwen dinowa gaa-piindaabikiwebinigaadegwen.

That stove smells bad. I wonder what kind of thing they threw in there.
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Zaagijiwidoon ow gizhaabikiziganish.

Take this old stove out.
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gizhaabikizigan /gizhaabikizigan-/: /gizhaabikiz-/ stem of gizhaabikizan vti ; /-gan/
[nominalizer]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gizhaabikizan vti heat it (as something mineral)
(detransitive) gizhaabikizige vai s/he heats things (as something mineral) (derived noun) gizhaabikizigan ni a stove

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