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aapijishin vai lw
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s/he has a serious fall or accident, has a fatal fall or accident



indaapijishin 1s ind; nindaapijishin 1s ind; nidaapijishin 1s ind; aapijishin 3s ind; aapijishing 3s conj; ayaapijishing 3s part; Stem: /aapijishin-/

aapijishin3s ind lw
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aapijishing3s conj lw
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es
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ayaapijishing3s part gh
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Agaawaa go ... bimaadizi gaa-aapijishing.

He's barely alive having been in a serious accident.
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Gegaa gii'-aapijishin. Ogidabak gii'-ondagoojin.

Her nearly killed himself. He fell off the roof.
 nj
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aapijishin /aapijishin-/: /aapid-/
permanent, complete
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something
Reduplicated Form: aayaapijishin

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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