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gojipijige vai

s/he samples, takes a taste of something



ingojipijige 1s ind; ningojipijige 1s ind; nigojipijige 1s ind; gojipijiged 3s conj; gwejipijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gojipijige-/

gojipijige /gojipijige-/: /gojipid-/ stem of gojipidan 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

gojipidan vti sample, taste it; take a taste of it
(detransitive) gojipijige vai s/he samples, takes a taste of something

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