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gagaanjinawem vta es
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irritate, provoke, tease h/ (by speech)



nigagaanjinawemaa 1s - 3s ind; nigagaanjinawemig 3p - 1s ind; ogagaanjinawemaan 3s - 3' ind; gagaanjinawemaad 3s - 3' conj; gegaanjinawemaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; gagaanjinawem 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /gagaanjinawem-/

nigagaanjinawemaa1s - 3s ind es
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nigagaanjinawemig3p - 1s ind es
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ogagaanjinawemaan3s - 3' ind es
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gagaanjinawemaad3s - 3' conj es
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gegaanjinawemaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gagaanjinawem2s - 3 imp es
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Owenda-onzaaminawe'aan iniw oshiimeyan gegaanjinawemaad.

Teasing her little brother, she really got him mad.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gagaanjinawem vta irritate, provoke, tease h/ (by speech)
(reciprocal) gagaanjinawendiwag vai they irritate, provoke, tease each other (by speech) (detransitive) gagaanjinawenge vai s/he teases, irritates, harasses people (by speech)

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