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bakwebiigishkige vai

s/he dirties the water (by foot or body action); s/he makes the water turbid, roiled, or muddy (by foot or body action)



nimbakwebiigishkige 1s ind; bakwebiigishkige 3s ind; bakwebiigishkiged 3s conj; bekwebiigishkiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bakwebiigishkige-/

bakwebiigishkige /bakwebiigishkige-/: /bakwebiigishk-/ stem of bakwebiigishkan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

bakwebiigishkan vti dirty it (water) (by foot or body action); make it turbid, roiled, or muddy (by foot or body action)
(detransitive) bakwebiigishkige vai s/he dirties the water (by foot or body action); s/he makes the water turbid, roiled, or muddy (by foot or body action)

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