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dwaabizo vai es
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s/he drives through the ice

Paired with: dwaabide vii



indwaabiz 1s ind; dwaabizo 3s ind; dwaabizod 3s conj; Stem: /dwaabizo-/

indwaabiz1s ind es
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dwaabizo3s ind es
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dwaabizod3s conj es
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gii-twaabizo3s ind pst es
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Ingii-kaatenimaa go awe da...gaa-twaabizod bizindanzig gegoo aana-onji'ind.

I was wishing he'd go through the ice because he doesn't listen when they tell him not to do things.
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dwaabizo /dwaabizo-/: /dwaa-/
going through the ice
; /-bizo/
s/he or it (animate) moves without obstruction, flies, speeds, falls, drives

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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