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minjikanaakobijigan ni gh
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a fence



minjikanaakobijigan sg; minjikanaakobijiganan pl; minjikanaakobijigaans dim; minjikanaakobijiganing loc; Stem: /minjikanaakobijigan-/

minjikanaakobijigan sg gh
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minjikanaakobijiganan pl es
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minjikanaakobijigaans dim es
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minjikanaakobijiganing loc es
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Mii go izhi-gwayak aana-gii-... aana-gii-izhaayaan dibikong. Ninagaayaabiigishin imaa minjikanaakobijiganing.

I wanted to come right straight over last night, but I ran into the fence.
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minjikanaakobijigan /minjikanaakobijigan-/: /minjikanaakobid-/ stem of minjikanaakobidoon vti2 ; /-gan/
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Word Family

minjikanaakobidoon vti2 fence it, fence it in
(detransitive) minjikanaakobijige vai s/he fences something, fences something in (verb of undergoing) minjikanaakobijigaade vii it is fenced, fenced in (derived noun) minjikanaakobijigan ni a fence

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