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booni'iwe vai lw
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s/he leaves people alone



imbooni'iwe 1s ind; booni'iwe 3s ind; booni'iwed 3s conj; bwaani'iwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /booni'iwe-/

imbooni'iwe1s ind lw
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booni'iwe3s ind lw
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booni'iwed3s conj lw
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bwaani'iwed3s ch-conj lw
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gii-pooni'iwe3s ind pst lw
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booni'iwe /booni'iwe-/: /booni'-/ stem of booni' vta ; /-we/
s/he acts (on an unspecified animate object)

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Word Family

booni' vta leave h/ alone; quit h/
(reciprocal) booni'idiwag vai they leave each other alone (detransitive) booni'iwe vai s/he leaves people alone

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