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minjikanaakobijigaade vii es
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it is fenced, fenced in



minjikanaakobijigaade 0s ind; minjikanaakobijigaadeg 0s conj; menjikanaakobijigaadeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /minjikanaakobijigaade-/

minjikanaakobijigaade0s ind es
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minjikanaakobijigaadeg0s conj es
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menjikanaakobijigaadeg0s ch-conj es
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minjikanaakobijigaade /minjikanaakobijigaade-/: /minjikanaakobid-/ stem of minjikanaakobidoon vti2 ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

minjikanaakobidoon vti2 fence it, fence it in
(detransitive) minjikanaakobijige vai s/he fences something, fences something in (verb of undergoing) minjikanaakobijigaade vii it is fenced, fenced in (derived noun) minjikanaakobijigan ni a fence

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