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ozhiiginan vti es
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fold, prepare, set it (something sheet-like)

Paired with: ozhiigin vta



indoozhiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; nindoozhiiginaan 1s - 0s ind; odoozhiiginaan 3s - 0s ind; ozhiiginang 3s - 0 conj; wezhiiginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; ozhiiginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /ozhiigin-/

indoozhiiginaan1s - 0s ind es
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odoozhiiginaan3s - 0s ind es
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ozhiiginang3s - 0 conj es
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wezhiiginang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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ozhiiginan2s - 0 imp es
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ozhiiginan /ozhiigin-/: /oN-/
arrange, form
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

ozhiiginan vti fold, prepare, set it (something sheet-like)
(detransitive) ozhiiginige vai s/he folds, prepares, sets something (sheet-like); s/he rolls a cigarette (verb of undergoing) ozhiiginigaade vii it (sheet-like) is folded, prepared, set (by someone), "they" fold, prepare, set it (sheet-like) (verb of undergoing) ozhiiginigaazo vai it (animate; sheet-like) is folded, prepared, set (by someone), "they" fold, prepare, set it (animate; sheet-like) (benefactive) ozhiiginamaw vta fold, prepare, set it (something sheet-like) for h/; roll (a cigarette) for h/

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