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inapijige vai es
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s/he ties things a certain way



indinapijige 1s ind; inapijige 3s ind; inapijiged 3s conj; enapijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /inapijige-/

indinapijige1s ind es
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inapijige3s ind es
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inapijiged3s conj es
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enapijiged3s ch-conj es
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inapijige /inapijige-/: /inapid-/ stem of inapidoon vti2 ; /-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

inapidoon vti2 tie it a certain way
(detransitive) inapijige vai s/he ties things a certain way

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