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zaagewebizo vai gh
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s/he drives, speeds suddenly into view

Paired with: zaagewebide vii



inzaagewebiz 1s ind; ninzaagewebiz 1s ind; nzaagewebiz 1s ind; zaagewebizo 3s ind; zaagewebizod 3s conj; zayaagewebizod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /zaagewebizo-/

inzaagewebiz1s ind gh
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nzaagewebiz1s ind es
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zaagewebizo3s ind gh
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es
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zaagewebizod3s conj gh
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es
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zayaagewebizod3s ch-conj gh
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gii-saagewebizo3s ind pst es
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Gichi-gezika gii-saagewebizo.

He came driving around the corner real sudden-like.
 es
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zaagewebizo /zaagewebizo-/: /zaagewe-/
coming into view from around something
; /-bizo/
s/he moves without obstruction, flies, speeds, falls, drives

The Ojibwe People's Dictionary is developed and maintained by:
Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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