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gawanokii vai

s/he collapses from overwork



ingawanokii 1s ind; ningawanokii 1s ind; nigawanokii 1s ind; gawanokii 3s ind; gawanokiid 3s conj; gewanokiid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gawanokii-/

Gichi-anokiid naa a'aw inini gegaa gii-kawanokii.

That man worked so hard he almost died from working.
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gawanokii /gawanokii-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-anokii/
s/he works