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izhibii'ige vai

s/he writes things a certain way



indizhibii'ige 1s ind; nindizhibii'ige 1s ind; nidizhibii'ige 1s ind; izhibii'ige 3s ind; izhibii'iged 3s conj; ezhibii'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /izhibii'ige-/

Gii-mashkawisin gaa-izhibii'iged a'aw odaake-ogimaa.

It was a strong statement that was written by the governor.
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izhibii'ige /izhibii'ige-/: /izhibii'-/ stem of izhibii'an vti ; /-ge/
h/ acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

izhibii'an vti write it a certain way
(detransitive) izhibii'ige vai s/he writes things a certain way (verb of undergoing) izhibii'igaade vii it is written a certain way (by someone), "they" write it a certain way; it is colored such a color (by someone), "they" color it such a color (benefactive) izhibii'amaw vta write (it) a certain way to or for h/

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