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zaagajiwe vai gh
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s/he comes out over a hill



inzaagajiwe 1s ind; ninzaagajiwe 1s ind; nizaagajiwe 1s ind; zaagajiwe 3s ind; zaagajiwed 3s conj; zayaagajiwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zaagajiwe-/

inzaagajiwe1s ind gh
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zaagajiwe3s ind gh
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zaagajiwed3s conj gh
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zayaagajiwed3s ch-conj gh
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Gii-pi-zaagajiwe 'a giizis iwidi ogidajiw.

The sun came up over the mountain.
 es
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zaagajiwe /zaagajiwe-/: /zaag-/
treasure
; /-ajiw-/
mountain, hill
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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