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nishiwanaajichige vai es
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[RL]

s/he wastes, spoils, destroys things

See also: nishwanaajichige vai



ninishiwanaajichige 1s ind; nishiwanaajichige 3s ind; nishiwanaajichiged 3s conj; neshiwanaajichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nishiwanaajichige-/

ninishiwanaajichige1s ind es
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nishiwanaajichige3s ind es
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nishiwanaajichiged3s conj es
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neshiwanaajichiged3s ch-conj es
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Ogii-kopinizhikawaan iniwen makwan gaa-pi-nishiwanaajichigenid.

He chased the bear who had come and raised caine into the woods.
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nishiwanaajichige /nishiwanaajichige-/: /nishiwanaajit-/ stem of nishiwanaajitoon vti2 [RL] ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

nishiwanaajitoon vti2 [RL] spoil, ruin, destroy it
(detransitive) nishiwanaajichige vai [RL] s/he wastes, spoils, destroys things

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