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zhiibiigibidoon vti2 es
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stretch it (by pulling)

Paired with: zhiibiigibizh vta



inzhiibiigibidoon 1s - 0s ind; ninzhiibiigibidoon 1s - 0s ind; nizhiibiigibidoon 1s - 0s ind; ozhiibiigibidoon 3s - 0s ind; zhiibiigibidood 3s - 0 conj; zhaabiigibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; zhiibiigibidoon 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /zhiibiigibid-/

nizhiibiigibidoon1s - 0s ind es
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ozhiibiigibidoon3s - 0s ind es
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zhiibiigibidoon2s - 3 imp es
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zhiibiigibidoon /zhiibiigibid-/: /zhiib-/
tough, durable, withstand, endure
; /-iig-/
sheet-like (two-dimensional flexible objects of material such as bark, hide/skin, cloth, and paper)
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

zhiibiigibidoon vti2 stretch it (by pulling)
(benefactive) zhiibiigibidamaw vta stretch (it) for h/ (by pulling) (detransitive) zhiibiigibijige vai s/he stretches things (by pulling) (verb of undergoing) zhiibiigibijigaade vii it is stretched (by someone) (by pulling), "they" stretch it (by pulling) (verb of undergoing) zhiibiigibijigaazo vai s/he is stretched (by someone) (by pulling), "they" stretch it (by pulling)

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