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ikonizha' vta lw
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send or chase h/ out of the way; send or chase h/ aside

See also: ikonizha'wi vta [NI]



indikonizha'waa 1s - 3s ind; odikonizha'waan 3s - 3' ind; ikonizha'waad 3s - 3' conj; ekonizha'waad 3s - 3' ch-conj; ikonizha' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /ikonizha'w-/

indikonizha'waa1s - 3s ind es
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lw
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odikonizha'waan3s - 3' ind es
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lw
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ikonizha'waad3s - 3' conj es
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lw
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ekonizha'waad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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gh
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ikonizha'2s - 3 imp lw
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ogii-ikonizha'waan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Indaga o-ikonizha' igiweg abinoonjiiyag wedaminowaad.

Please go tell the children who are playing to go somewhere else.
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ikonizha' /ikonizha'w-/: /ikw-/
raised up, moved out of the way, moved aside
; /-nizha'w/
send h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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