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aazhawinige vai es
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s/he takes things across on the shoulder



nindaazhawinige 1s ind; niyaazhawinige 1s ind; aazhawinige 3s ind; aazhawiniged 3s conj; ayaazhawiniged 3s ch-conj; aazhawinigen 2s imp; Stem: /aazhawinige-/

nindaazhawinige1s ind nj
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niyaazhawinige1s ind es
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aazhawinige3s ind nj
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es
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aazhawiniged3s conj nj
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es
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aazhawinigen2s imp es
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aazhawinige /aazhawinige-/: /aazhaw-/
across
; /-nige/
s/he carries on shoulder

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

aazhawinige vai s/he takes things across on the shoulder
(applicative) aazhawinigaadan vti take it across on the shoulder (applicative) aazhawinigaazh vta take h/ across on the shoulder

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