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mawiinsiwi vai

s/he cries a little



nimawiinsiw 1s ind; mawiinsiwid 3s conj; mewiinsiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /mawiinsiwi-/

mawiinsiwi /mawiinsiwi-/: /mawi-/ stem of mawi vai ; /-ns/
[diminutive]
; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

mawi vai s/he cries, weeps
(causative) moo' vta make h/ cry (verb of pretending) mawikaazo vai s/he pretends to cry (verb of pretending) mawiikaazo vai s/he pretends to cry (verb of addiction) mawishki vai s/he is always crying, is a crybaby mawiinsiwi vai s/he cries a little (applicative) mawim vta cry for h/ (applicative) mawindan vti cry after it, cry for it (something going away or missing)
(benefactive) mawindamaw vta cry for something of h/
(detransitive) mawindamaage vai s/he cries for something (that someone has)

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