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niimoobii vai es
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s/he takes water or another liquid along



niniimoobii 1s ind; niimoobii 3s ind; niimoobiid 3s conj; naamoobiid 3s ch-conj; niimoobiin 2s imp; Stem: /niimoobii-/

niniimoobii1s ind es
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niimoobii3s ind es
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niimoobiid3s conj es
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naamoobiid3s ch-conj es
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niimoobiin2s imp es
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Niwii-niimoobii.

I'm going to take some water along.
 es
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niimoobii /niimoobii-/: /niim-/
hold up in hand, take along
; /-ooby-/
liquid
; /-e/
[incorporating]

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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