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nibe' vta es
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make h/ sleep, put h/ to bed



ninibe'aa 1s - 3s ind; ninibe'ig 3s - 1s ind; ginibe' 2s - 1s ind; ginibe'in 1s - 2s ind; onibe'aan 3s - 3' ind; nibe'aad 3s - 3' conj; nebe'aad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nibe' 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nibe'-/

ninibe'aa1s - 3s ind nj
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es
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ninibe'ig3s - 1s ind es
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ginibe'2s - 1s ind es
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ginibe'in1s - 2s ind es
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onibe'aan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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nibe'aad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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nebe'aad3s - 3' ch-conj nj
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es
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nibe' 2s - 3 imp nj
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es
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Onibe'aan iniw abinoojiiyensan imaa wewebizoning.

She put the child to sleep in the cradle swing.
 es
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Ogii-takobinaan oniijaanisensan wii'-nibe'aad.

She bundled her baby up to put him to sleep.
 nj
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nibaa has a base form /nibe-/ in the causative verb nibe'.
nibe' /nibe'-/: /nibaa-/ stem of nibaa vai ; /-'/
cause h/ or it (animate) to be or to act 

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

nibaa vai s/he sleeps, is asleep
(causative) nibe' vta make h/ sleep, put h/ to bed (verb of pretending) nibekaazo vai s/he pretends to sleep or be asleep (derived noun) nibewin ni [BL] something used to sleep on: a bed, bedding material; a place to sleep: an overnight stopping place (verb of addiction) nibaashki vai s/he sleeps all the time

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