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niisaakiiwenizhikaw vta es
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chase h/ downhill



niniisaakiiwenizhikawaa 1s - 3s ind; oniisaakiiwenizhikawaan 3s - 3' ind; niisaakiiwenizhikawaad 3s - 3' conj; naasaakiiwenizhikawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; niisaakiiwenizhikaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /niisaakiiwenizhikaw-/

niniisaakiiwenizhikawaa1s - 3s ind es
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oniisaakiiwenizhikawaan3s - 3' ind es
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niisaakiiwenizhikawaad3s - 3' conj es
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naasaakiiwenizhikawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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niisaakiiwenizhikaw2s - 3 imp es
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niisaakiiwenizhikaw /niisaakiiwenizhikaw-/: /niis-/
downward
; /-aakiiwe-/
slope of land, hillside
; /-nizhikaw/
chase h/

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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niisaakiiwenizhikaw vta chase h/ downhill
(reciprocal) niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwag vai they chase each other downhill

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