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giziibwewe vii es
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it squeaks, creaks

Paired with: giziibwewe vai



giziibwewe 0s ind; giziibweweg 0s conj; geziibweweg 0s ch-conj; giziibwewemagad 0s ind aug; Stem: /giziibwewe-/

giziibwewe 0s ind es
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giziibweweg0s conj es
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geziibweweg0s ch-conj es
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giziibwewemagad0s ind aug es
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gii-kiziibwewe0s ind pst es
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Giziibwewe dakaasijigan.

A fan is squeaking.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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