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andawishibe vai es
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s/he hunts ducks

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ninandawishibe 1s ind; andawishibe 3s ind; andawishibed 3s conj; endawishibed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /andawishibe-/

andawishibe3s ind es
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andawishibed3s conj es
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es
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endawishibed3s ch-conj es
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Zhiishiibanwii-baashkizigan aabajitoon andawishibeyan.

Use a shotgun if you are duck-hunting.
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andawishibe /andawishibe-/: /nandaw-/
seek, look for
; /-shib-/
duck
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: nanaandawishibe

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