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gikenjige vai es
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s/he knows things



ingikenjige 1s ind; ningikenjige 1s ind; nigikenjige 1s ind; gikenjige 3s ind; gikenjiged 3s conj; gekenjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gikenjige-/

nigikenjige1s ind es
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gikenjige3s ind es
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gikenjiged3s conj es
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gekenjiged3s ch-conj es
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gii-gikenjige3s ind pst es
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gikenjige /gikenjige-/: /gikend-/ stem of gikendan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

gikendan vti know it, know about it, find it out, realize it
(detransitive) gikenjige vai s/he knows things

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