Ojibwe

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Etymology

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ziig- (pour, spill, flow, initial) + -in (act on by hand, final) + -an (vti class marker, suffix)

Verb

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ziiginan (stem ziigin-, changed conjunct form zaaginang, reduplicated form zaaziiginan)

  1. pour (takes an inanimate object)
    Geyaabi daga ziiginan.
    Please pour some more.
  2. spill out

Derived terms

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  • ziiginamaw (pour it for (someone))
  • ziiginigaade (be poured out, they pour it out, inanimate object)
  • ziiginigaazo (be poured out, they pour it out, animate object)
  • ziiginige (pour (unspecified things))
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  • ziigin (pour, spill, animate object)
  • ziigwebinan (pour out, spill, inanimate object)

References

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