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manise vai es
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s/he harvests, cuts firewood



nimanise 1s ind; manise 3s ind; manised 3s conj; menised 3s ch-conj; Stem: /manise-/

nimanise1s ind es
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es
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manise 3s ind es
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manised3s conj es
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menised3s ch-conj es
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es
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Dagwaagong ningii-manisemin wii-aabajitooyaang biboong.

Last fall we cut fire wood for us to use in the winter.
 rg
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Ogii-wiiji'aan ini oosan manisewaad.

He helped his father when they were cutting firewood.
 es
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Niso-giizhik ningii-tazhitaamin gii-maniseyaang. Ningozis ningii-wiidookaag.

It took us three days to cut wood. My son helped me.
 rg
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manise /manise-/: /man-/
harvest, gather, take some of
; /-s-/
wood: timber, firewood, cut wood
; /-e/
[incorporating]
Reduplicated Form: mamanise

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

manise vai s/he harvests, cuts firewood
(applicative) manisaadan vti cut it as firewood (applicative) manisaazh vta cut h/ as firewood (benefactive) manisetamaw vta cut firewood for h/ (benefactive) manisaw vta cut (it) as firewood for h/
(reflexive) manisaazo vai s/he cuts firewood for h/ self
(derived noun) manisaan ni [BL] (a stick of) firewood

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