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giiwitaashkan vti es
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go around it, circle around it

Paired with: giiwitaashkaw vta



ingiiwitaashkaan 1s - 0s ind; ningiiwitaashkaan 1s - 0s ind; nigiiwitaashkaan 1s - 0s ind; ogiiwitaashkaan 3s - 0s ind; giiwitaashkang 3s - 0 conj; gaawitaashkang 3s - 0 ch-conj; giiwitaashkan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /giiwitaashk-/

nigiiwitaashkaan1s - 0s ind es
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ogiiwitaashkaan3s - 0s ind es
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giiwitaashkang3s - 0 conj es
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gaawitaashkang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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giiwitaashkan 2s - 0 imp es
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Agashkomaa giiwitaashkan 'owe aki.

Please, go around this earth. [Instruction given to a runner after the recreation of the world.]
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giiwitaashkan /giiwitaashk-/: /giiwitaa-/
around in a circle
; /-shk/
act on it by foot or body; wear it
Reduplicated Form: gaagiiwitaashkan

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