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mangizhan vti nj
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cut a big piece of it

Paired with: mangizhwi vta



nimangizhaan 1s - 0s ind; omangizhaan 3s - 0s ind; mangizhang 3s - 0 conj; mengizhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; mangizhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /mangizh-/

nimangizhaan1s - 0s ind nj
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omangizhaan3s - 0s ind nj
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mangizhang3s - 0 conj nj
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mengizhang3s - 0 ch-conj nj
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mangizhan2s - 0 imp nj
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mangizhan /mangizh-/: /mang-/
big
; /-izh/
cut it; act on it by blade

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mangizhan vti cut a big piece of it
(benefactive) mangizhamaw vta cut a big piece (of it) for h/
(reciprocal) mangizhamaadizo vai s/he cuts a big piece (of it) for h /self

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