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giiwewijige vai

s/he carries, takes things home



nigiiwewijige 1s ind; giiwewijige 3s ind; giiwewijiged 3s conj; gaawewijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /giiwewijige-/

giiwewijige /giiwewijige-/: /giiwewid-/ stem of giiwewidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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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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