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nawadiniwe vai es
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s/he takes captives



ninawadiniwe 1s ind; nawadiniwe 3s ind; nawadiniwed 3s conj; newadiniwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nawadiniwe-/

nawadiniwe 3s ind es
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nawadiniwed3s conj es
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nawadiniwe /nawadiniwe-/: /nawadin-/ stem of nawadin vta ; /-we/
s/he acts (on an unspecified animate object)

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Word Family

nawadin vta grab, seize h/
(detransitive) nawadiniwe vai s/he grabs, seizes people; s/he takes captives (reciprocal) nawadinidiwag vai they grab each other

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