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nakwebijige vai es
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s/he catches things



ninakwebijige 1s ind; nakwebijige 3s ind; nakwebijiged 3s conj; nekwebijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nakwebijige-/

ninakwebijige1s ind es
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nakwebijige3s ind es
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nakwebijiged3s conj es
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nekwebijiged3s ch-conj es
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nakwebijige /nakwebijige-/: /nakwebid-/ stem of nakwebidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: nanakwebijige

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

nakwebidoon vti2 catch it
(detransitive) nakwebijige vai s/he catches things

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