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niisaakiiwebide vii es
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it speeds, drives, flies, falls downhill

Paired with: niisaakiiwebizo vai



niisaakiiwebide 0s ind; niisaakiiwebideg 0s conj; naasaakiiwebideg 0s ch-conj; Stem: /niisaakiiwebide-/

niisaakiiwebide0s ind es
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niisaakiiwebideg0s conj es
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naasaakiiwebideg0s ch-conj es
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Mii 'iw zhigwa maajiishkaamagak iwe odaabaan waa-niisaakiiwebideg.

Now that car is beginning to move that's going to be rolling down the hill.
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niisaakiiwebide /niisaakiiwebide-/: /niis-/
downward
; /-aakiiwe-/
slope of land, hillside
; /-bide/
it moves without obstruction: flies, speeds, falls, drives; it undergoes mechanical action: runs, operates