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bakwezh vta es
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cut or slice a piece off h/ or it (animate)

Paired with: bakwezhan vti See also: bakwezhwi vta [NI]



imbakwezhwaa 1s - 3s ind; mbakwezhwaa 1s - 3s ind; nimbakwezhwaa 1s - 3s ind; nibakwezhwaa 1s - 3s ind; obakwezhwaan 3s - 3' ind; bakwezhwaad 3s - 3' conj; bekwezhwaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; bakwezh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /bakwezhw-/

mbakwezhwaa1s - 3s ind lw
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nibakwezhwaa1s - 3s ind es
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obakwezhwaan3s - 3' ind lw
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es
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bakwezhwaad3s - 3' conj lw
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es
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bekwezhwaad3s - 3' ch-conj lw
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es
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bakwezh2s - 3 imp gh
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es
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ogii-pakwezhwaan3s - 3' ind pst lw
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bakwezh /bakwezhw-/: /bakwe-/
piece out of something, missing a piece
; /-izhw/
act on h/ or it (animate) by blade
Reduplicated Form: bapakwezh

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

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