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giishkiga'ige vai es
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s/he cuts through something (with an ax); s/he chops something (with an ax)



nigiishkiga'ige 1s ind; giishkiga'ige 3s ind; giishkiga'iged 3s conj; gaashkiga'iged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giishkiga'ige-/

nigiishkiga'ige1s ind es
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giishkiga'ige3s ind es
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giishkiga'iged3s conj es
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gaashkiga'iged3s ch-conj es
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giishkiga'ige /giishkiga'ige-/: /giishkiga'-/ stem of giishkiga'an vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

giishkiga' vta chop it (animate) (with an ax)
(benefactive) giishkiga'amaw vta cut through (it) for h/ (with an ax); chop (it) for h/ (with an ax) (detransitive) giishkiga'ige vai s/he cuts through something (with an ax); s/he chops something (with an ax) (verb of undergoing) giishkiga'igaade vii it is cut through (by someone) (with an ax), "they" cut through it (with an ax); it is chopped (by someone) (with an ax), "they" chop it (with an ax) (verb of undergoing) giishkiga'igaazo vai it (animate) is cut through (by someone) (with an ax), "they" cut through it (animate) (with an ax); it (animate) is chopped (by someone) (with ax), "they" chop it (animate) (with an ax)

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