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bagwa'an vti es
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patch it, mend it with a patch

Paired with: bagwa' vta ; bagwa'wi vta [NI]



imbagwa'aan 1s - 0s ind; nimbagwa'aan 1s - 0s ind; nibagwa'aan 1s - 0s ind; obagwa'aan 3s - 0s ind; bagwa'ang 3s - 0 conj; begwa'ang 3s - 0 ch-conj; bagwa’an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /bagwa'-/

nimbagwa'aan1s - 0s ind nj
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nibagwa'aan1s - 0s ind es
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obagwa'aan3s - 0s ind nj
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es
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bagwa'ang3s - 0 conj nj
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es
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begwa'ang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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bagwa’an2s - 0 imp nj
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es
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ogii-pagwa'aan3s - 0s ind pst nj
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es
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Ogii-pagwa'aan 'iw obabagiwayaan gaa-naanigishkaanig.

He mended his torn shirt.
 es
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Gidaa-bagwa'aan ina ow nibabagiwayaan.

Can you mend my shirt?
 es
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Niwii-pagwa'aan niwaabowayaan gaa-biigoshkaag.

I want to patch my damaged blanket.
 nj
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bagwa'an /bagwa'-/: /bagw-/
patch
; /-a'/
act on it using a tool or medium; sing it

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

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Word Family

bagwa'an vti patch it, mend it with a patch
(benefactive) bagwa'amaw vta patch (it) for h/ (detransitive) bagwa'ige vai s/he patches things, mends things with patches (verb of undergoing) bagwa'igaade vii it is patched (by someone), "they" patch it (verb of undergoing) bagwa'igaazo vai it (animate) is patched (by someone), "they" patch it (animate); s/he wears patches bagwa'igan ni a patch

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