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giiwashkweyaabandam vai2 es
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s/he is dizzy, feels unsteady



ingiiwashkweyaabandam 1s ind; ningiiwashkweyaabandam 1s ind; nigiiwashkweyaabandam 1s ind; giiwashkweyaabandam 3s ind; giiwashkweyaabandang 3s conj; gaawashkweyaabandang 3s ch-conj; giyiiwashkweyaabandang 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giiwashkweyaaband+am-/

ningiiwashkweyaabandam1s ind nj
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nigiiwashkweyaabandam1s ind es
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giiwashkweyaabandam3s ind nj
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giiwashkweyaabandang3s conj nj
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gaawashkweyaabandang3s ch-conj es
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giyiiwashkweyaabandang3s ch-conj nj
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giiwashkweyaabandam /giiwashkweyaaband+am-/: /giiwashkwe-/ stem of giiwashkwe vai ; /-aaband/
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