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nibiiwi vai

s/he or it (animate) is wet



ninibiiw 1s ind; nibiiwi 3s ind; nibiiwid 3s conj; nebiiwid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nibiiwi-/

nibi occurs as an initial /nibiiw-/ in nibiiwi
nibiiwi /nibiiwi-/: /nibyi-/ stem of nibi ni ; /-wi/
be, become a certain kind of being or thing

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Word Family

nibi ni water
(verb of abundance) nibiikaa vii there is (a lot of) water (verb of making) nibiike vai s/he adds water, dilutes something
(applicative) nibiikaadan vti add water or other liquid to it (animate)
(verb of being) nibiiwan vii it is wet, is watery; it is juicy (verb of being) nibiiwi vai s/he or it (animate) is wet (verb of possession) onibiimi vai s/he has water

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