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niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwag vai es
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they chase each other downhill

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niniisaakiiwenizhikodaadimin 1p ind; niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwag 3p ind; niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwaad 3p conj; naasaakiiwenizhikodaadiwaad 3p ch-conj; niisaakiiwenizhikodaadig 2p imp; Stem: /niisaakiiwenizhikodaadi-/

niniisaakiiwenizhikodaadimin1p ind es
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niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwag3p ind es
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niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwaad3p conj es
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niisaakiiwenizhikodaadig2p imp es
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Gii-niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwag igiw abinoonjiiyag.

They children chased each other down the hill.
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niisaakiiwenizhikodaadiwag /niisaakiiwenizhikodaadi-/: /niisaakiiwenizhikaw-/ stem of niisaakiiwenizhikaw vta ; /-daadi/
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Word Family

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

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