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biigwanjige vai

s/he chews things up



nibiigwanjige 1s ind; biigwanjige 3s ind; biigwanjiged 3s conj; baagwanjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /biigwanjige-/

biigwanjige /biigwanjige-/: /biigwand-/ stem of biigwandan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

biigwandan vti chew it up; ruin, damage it (by chewing)
(detransitive) biigwanjige vai s/he chews things up (verb of undergoing) biigwanjigaade vii it is chewed up (by someone), "they" chew it up (verb of undergoing) biigwanjigaazo vai s/he is chewed up (by someone), "they" chew h/ up

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