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ganawenindiwag vai

they take care of each other

Note:
plural



inganawenindimin 1p ind; ganawenindiwag 3p imp prohib; ganawenindiwaad 3p conj; genawenindiwaad 3p ch-conj; genawenindijig 3p part; Stem: /ganawenindi-/

ganawenindiwag /ganawenindi-/: /ganawenim-/ stem of ganawenim vta ; /-di/
[reciprocal]

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Word Family

ganawenim vta take care of, protect, keep an eye on, keep h/
(reciprocal) ganawenindiwag vai they take care of each other (reflexive) ganawenindizo vai s/he takes care of h/ self, is self-reliant
(derived noun) ganawenindizowin ni self-reliance

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