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agwanenjige vai es
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s/he puts things in h/ (own) mouth; s/he holds things in h/ mouth; s/he chews tobacco



indagwanenjige 1s ind; nindagwanenjige 1s ind; nidagwanenjige 1s ind; agwanenjige 3s ind; agwanenjiged 3s conj; egwanenjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /agwanenjige-/

indagwanenjige1s ind es
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agwanenjige 3s ind es
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agwanenjiged3s conj es
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egwanenjiged3s ch-conj es
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Indaga niisaakiiwen iwidi adaawewigamigong ji-naadamawiyan ge-agwanenjigeyaan.

Why don't you go downhill to the store and get me some snuff.
 es
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agwanenjige /agwanenjige-/: /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

agwanendan vti put it in the mouth, hold it in the mouth
(detransitive) agwanenjige vai s/he puts things in h/ (own) mouth; s/he holds things in h/ mouth; s/he chews tobacco

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