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niiwezh vta es
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defeat h/ (in a contest or game), beat h/ (in a contest or game)



niniiwenaa 1s - 3s ind; oniiwenaan 3s - 3' ind; niiwenaad 3s - 3' conj; naawenaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; niiwezh 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /niiweN-/

niniiwenaa1s - 3s ind es
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oniiwenaan3s - 3' ind es
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niiwenaad3s - 3' conj es
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naawenaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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niiwezh2s - 3 imp es
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Gagwe-niiwezh.

Try to beat him.
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Gii-maazhendam gii-niiwenind.

He felt bad when he lost the game.
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Gii-minjinawezi gii-niiwenimind ini zhooshkwaada'enid aana-gii-ataagewaad.

He regretted that his team lost at the hockey game.
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Reduplicated Form: naaniiwezh

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

niiwezh vta defeat h/ (in a contest or game), beat h/ (in a contest or game)
(detransitive) niiwezhiwe vai s/he defeats people (in a contest or game), beats people (in a contest or game)

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