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awi' vta es
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lend (it) to h/



indawi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nindawi'aa 1s - 3s ind; nindawi'ig 3s - 1s ind; nidawi'aa 1s - 3s ind; gidawi'in 1s - 2s ind; gidawi' 2s - 1s ind; odawi'aan 3s - 3' ind; awi'aad 3s - 3' conj; ewi'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; awi' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /awi'-/

indawi'aa1s - 3s ind es
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nindawi'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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nindawi'ig3s - 1s ind nj
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gidawi'in1s - 2s ind nj
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gidawi'2s - 1s ind nj
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odawi'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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awi'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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ewi'aad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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awi'2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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gaawiin odawi'aasiin3s - 3' ind neg es
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Gonige gidaa-awi' midaaswaabik.

I wonder if you could lend me ten bucks?
 nj
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Gitwen igo odawi'aan zhooniyaan.

She lent him money even though she didn't want to.
 nj
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Ogii-niigosidoon indoodaabaanish aana-gii-awi'ag.

I lent him my car and he went and wrecked it.
 es
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Azhenamaagen ziinzibaakwad gaa-gii'-awi'igooyan.

Return the sugar they lent you.
 nj
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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

awi' vta lend (it) to h/
(detransitive) awi'iwe vai s/he lends, rents (it) to people; s/he lets people borrow (it)

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