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giiwewijigaade vii es
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it is carried, taken home (by someone), "they" carry, take it home



giiwewijigaade 0s ind; giiwewijigaadeg 0s conj; gaawewijigaadeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /giiwewijigaade-/

giiwewijigaade0s ind es
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giiwewijigaadeg0s conj es
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gaawewijigaadeg0s ch-conj es
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giiwewijigaade /giiwewijigaade-/: /giiwewid-/ stem of giiwewidoon vti2 ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

giiwewidoon vti2 take, carry it home; take, carry it back
(benefactive) giiwewidaw vta take, carry (it) home for h/ (benefactive) giiwewidamaw vta take, carry (it) home for h/ (detransitive) giiwewijige vai s/he carries, takes things home (verb of undergoing) giiwewijigaade vii it is carried, taken home (by someone), "they" carry, take it home (verb of undergoing) giiwewijigaazo vai s/he is carried, taken home (by someone), "they" carry, take h/ home

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