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akwaabiigizhan vti nj
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cut it (string-like) a certain length

Paired with: akwaabiigizh vta ; akwaabiigizhwi vta [NI]



nindakwaabiigizhaan 1s - 0s ind; odakwaabiigizhaan 3s - 0s ind; akwaabiigizhang 3s - 0 conj; ekwaabiigizhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; akwaabiigizhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /kwaabiigizh-/

nindakwaabiigizhaan1s - 0s ind nj
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odakwaabiigizhaan3s - 0s ind nj
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akwaabiigizhang3s - 0 conj nj
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ekwaabiigizhang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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akwaabiigizhan2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii'-akwaabiigizhaan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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akwaabiigizhan /kwaabiigizh-/: /akw-/
a certain length, so long
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

akwaabiigizhan vti cut it (string-like) a certain length
(detransitive) akwaabiigizhige vai s/he cuts things a certain length (verb of undergoing) akwaabiigizhigaazo vai it (animate; string-like) is cut to a certain length (by someone), "they" cut it (animate; string-like) to a certain length

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