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gawingwashi vai nj
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s/he falls asleep



ingawingwash 1s ind; ningawingwash 1s ind; nigawingwash 1s ind; gawingwashi 3s ind; gawingwashid 3s conj; gewingwashid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gawingwashi-/

ningawingwash1s ind nj
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gawingwashi3s ind nj
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gawingwashid3s conj nj
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gewingwashid3s ch-conj nj
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gii-kawingwashi3s ind pst nj
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gawingwashi /gawingwashi-/: /gaw-/
prostrate, down and over, overturned
; /-ngwashi/
s/he sleeps
Reduplicated Form: gagawingwashi

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