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mitig ni gh
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wood, a piece of wood, a stick



mitig sg; mitigoon pl; mitigoons dim; mitigong loc; Stem: /mitigw-/

mitig sg gh
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mitigoons dim gh
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nj
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mitigong loc nj
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

mitig ni wood, a piece of wood, a stick
(verb of being) mitigowan vii it is wood, is wooden (verb of being) mitigowi vai s/he is wood, is wooden (verb of possession) omitigomi vai s/he has wood (derived noun) mitigoons ni a stick

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