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nanaa'ichigaade vii es
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it is fixed, repaired (by someone), "they" fix, repair it



nanaa'ichigaade 0s ind; nanaa'ichigaadeg 0s conj; nenaa'ichigaadeg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /nanaa'ichigaade-/

nanaa'ichigaade0s ind es
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nanaa'ichigaadeg0s conj es
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nenaa'ichigaadeg0s ch-conj es
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Mii iw gii-maajiikigaadeg i'iw miikana waa-nanaa'ichigaadeg.

They started the road repair.
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Bijiinaago ingii-pi-wanibiz gii-bi-dagoshinaan omaa. Nanaa'ichigaade miikana.

Yesterday I got lost and took the wrong road to get here. The highway is being worked on.
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nanaa'ichigaade /nanaa'ichigaade-/: /nanaa'it-/ stem of nanaa'itoon vti2 ; /-gaade/
it undergoes action (by someone)

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Word Family

nanaa'itoon vti2 fix, repair it
(benefactive) nanaa'itaw vta fix, repair (it) for h/ (benefactive) nanaa'itamaw vta fix, repair (it) for h/ (detransitive) nanaa'ichige vai s/he fixes, repairs things (verb of undergoing) nanaa'ichigaade vii it is fixed, repaired (by someone), "they" fix, repair it (verb of undergoing) nanaa'ichigaazo vai s/he is fixed, repaired (by someone), "they" fix, repair h/

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