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niisaabiigin vta es
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lower h/ on a rope

Paired with: niisaabiiginan vti



niniisaabiiginaa 1s - 3s ind; oniisaabiiginaan 3s - 3s ind; niisaabiiginaad 3s - 3' conj; naasaabiiginaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; niisaabiigin 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /niisaabiigin-/

niniisaabiiginaa1s - 3s ind es
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oniisaabiiginaan3s - 3s ind es
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niisaabiiginaad3s - 3' conj es
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es
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naasaabiiginaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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niisaabiigin2s - 3 imp es
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Ogii-niisaabiiginaan iniw akikoon imaa moona'ibaaning.

He lowered the pail down into the well.
 es
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niisaabiigin /niisaabiigin-/: /niis-/
downward
; /-aabiig-/
string-like
; /-in/
act on h/ or it (animate) by hand

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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