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nishkinaw vta es
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abuse, injure, damage h/: be mean to, be aggressive toward h/



ninishkinawaa 1s - 3s ind; ninishkinaag 3s - 1s ind; ginishkinawin 1s - 2s ind; ginishkinaw 2s - 1s ind; onishkinawaan 3s - 3' ind; nishkinawaa X - 3s ind; nishkinawaad 3s - 3' conj; neshkinawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nishkinaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nishkinaw-/

ninishkinawaa1s - 3s ind es
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ninishkinaag3s - 1s ind es
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onishkinawaan3s - 3' ind es
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nishkinawaad3s - 3' conj es
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neshkinawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nishkinaw2s - 3 imp es
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Word Family

nishkinaw vta abuse, injure, damage h/: be mean to, be aggressive toward h/
(reciprocal) nishkinaadiwag vai they treat each other badly: they are mean to, aggressive toward each other

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