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niisiiwezhan vti es
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cut fringe in it

Paired with: niisiiwezh vta



niniisiiwezhaan 1s - 0s ind; oniisiiwezhaan 3s - 0s ind; niisiiwezhang 3s - 0 conj; naasiiwezhang 3s - 0 ch-conj; niisiiwezhan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /niisiiwezh-/

niniisiiwezhaan1s - 0s ind es
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oniisiiwezhaan3s - 0s ind es
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niisiiwezhang3s - 0 conj es
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naasiiwezhang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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niisiiwezhan2s - 0 imp es
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Word Family

niisiiwezhan vti cut fringe in it
(verb of undergoing) niisiiwezhigaade vii it cut into a fringe (by someone), "they" cut it into fringe (verb of undergoing) niisiiwezhigaazo vai s/he is cut into fringe (by someone), "they" cut it into fringe (derived noun) niisiiwezhigan ni fringe

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