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ikwezensiwi vai es
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s/he is a girl



indikwezensiw 1s ind; nindikwezensiw 1s ind; nidikwezensiw 1s ind; ikwezensiwi 3s ind; ikwezensiwid 3s conj; ekwezensiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ikwezensiwi-/

indikwezensiw1s ind es
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nindikwezensiw1s ind rg
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ikwezensiwi3s ind rg
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es
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ikwezensiwid3s conj rg
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es
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ekwezensiwid3s ch-conj es
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ikwezensiwi /ikwezensiwi-/: /ikwezens-/ stem of ikwezens na ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

ikwezens na a girl
(verb of being) ikwezensiwi vai s/he is a girl (verb of pretending) ikwezensikaazo vai s/he pretends to be a girl

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