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beshibii'an vti nj
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mark it with a line or stripe

Paired with: beshibii'wi vta [NI]



nimbeshibii'aan 1s - 0s ind; obeshibii'aan 3s - 0s ind; beshibii'ang 3s - 0 conj; beshibii'an 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /beshibii'-/

nimbeshibii'aan1s - 0s ind nj
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obeshibii'aan3s - 0s ind nj
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beshibii'ang3s - 0 conj nj
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beshibii'an2s - 0 imp nj
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ogii-peshibii'aan3s - 0s ind ind dub ind pret ind pret dub inv inv only iter juss loc loc dist local mod neg obv part part dub part pret part pret dub pej pl pos pret prox pst nj
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Onizhan gaa-gii-peshibii'aman.

Cut out what you traced on it.
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beshibii'an /beshibii'-/: /besh-/
line, stripe
; /-bii'/
act on it by writing, drawing

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Word Family

beshibii'an vti mark it with a line or stripe
(benefactive) beshibii'amaw vta mark (it) with a line or stripe for h/ (detransitive) beshibii'ige vai s/he marks things with a line or stripe (verb of undergoing) beshibii'igaade vii it is marked with a line or stripe (by someone), "they" mark it with a line or stripe (verb of undergoing) beshibii'igaazo vai h/ is marked with a line or stripe (by someone), "they" mark it with a line or stripe

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