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bitikonidizo vai lw
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s/he cuts h/ self accidentally



nibitikonidiz 1s ind; mbitikonidiz 1s ind; bitikonidizo 3s ind; bitikonidizod 3s conj; betikonidizod 3s ch-conj; Stem: /bitikonidizo-/

mbitikonidiz1s ind lw
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bitikonidizo3s ind es
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lw
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bitikonidizod3s conj es
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lw
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betikonidizod3s ch-conj es
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lw
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gii-bitikonidizo3s ind pst es
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Gii-bitikonidizo awe wezhikodangiban iwe okij gaa-onji-giizhikawaasig ini opwaaganan.

The guy that was carving the pipe stem cut himself and that's why he didn't finish the pipe.
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bitikonidizo /bitikonidizo-/: /bitikoN-/ stem of bitikozh vta ; /-idizo/
[reflexive]

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Word Family

bitikozh vta cut h/ accidentally (with a knife)
(reflexive) bitikonidizo vai s/he cuts h/ self accidentally

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