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gwayakoshin vai es
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  1. s/he lies straight
  2. s/he lies correctly

Paired with: gwayakosin vii



ingwayakoshin 1s ind; ningwayakoshin 1s ind; nigwayakoshin 1s ind; gwayakoshin 0s ind; gwayakoshing 3s conj; gweyakoshing 3s ch-conj; Stem: /gwayakoshin-/

nigwayakoshin1s ind es
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gwayakoshin 0s ind es
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gwayakoshing3s conj es
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es
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gweyakoshing3s ch-conj es
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Mii iwe gaa-onji-gwayakoshing gii-tebaabandang iwe dabasajiw.

He knew where he was when he finally noticed that low mountain.
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gwayakoshin /gwayakoshin-/: /gwayakw-/
straight, correct
; /-shin/
s/he falls, lies, treads, contacts, hits on something

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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