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nishwanaajichige vai

s/he wastes spoils, destroys things

See also: nishiwanaajichige vai [RL]



ninishwanaajichige 1s ind; nishwanaajichige 3s ind; nishwanaajichiged 3s conj; neshwanaajichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nishwanaajichige-/

nishwanaajichige /nishwanaajichige-/: /nishiwanaajit-/ stem of nishiwanaajitoon vti2 [RL] ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

nishwanaajitoon vti2 waste, spoil, destroy it
(detransitive) nishwanaajichige vai s/he wastes spoils, destroys things (verb of undergoing) nishwanaajichigaade vii it is wasted, spoiled, destroyed, "they" waste, spoil, destroy it

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