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naabigwa'oojige vai nj
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s/he lassoes something around the neck with a snare pole



ninaabigwa'oojige 1s ind; naabigwa'oojige 3s ind; naabigwa'oojiged 3s conj; Stem: /naabigwa'oojige-/

ninaabigwa'oojige1s ind nj
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naabigwa'oojige3s ind nj
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naabigwa'oojiged3s conj nj
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naabigwa'oojige /naabigwa'oojige-/: /naabigwa'ood-/ stem of naabigwa'oodoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

naabigwa'oodoon vti2 lasso it
(detransitive) naabigwa'oojige vai s/he lassoes something around the neck with a snare pole (derived noun) naabigwa'oojigan ni a snare pole and loop

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