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nisidawinaw vta es
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recognize h/ (by sight)

Paired with: nisidawinan vti



ninisidawinawaa 1s - 3s ind; ninisidawinaag 3s - 1s ind; ginisidawinawin 1s - 2s ind; ginisidawinaw 2s - 1s ind; onisidawinawaan 3s - 3' ind; nisidawinawaad 3s - 3' conj; nesidawinawaad 3s - 3' ch-conj; nisidawinaw 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /nisidawinaw-/

ninisidawinawaa1s - 3s ind nj
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es
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ninisidawinaag3s - 1s ind nj
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ginisidawinawin1s - 2s ind nj
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ginisidawinaw2s - 1s ind nj
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onisidawinawaan3s - 3' ind nj
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es
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nisidawinawaad3s - 3' conj nj
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es
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nesidawinawaad3s - 3' ch-conj es
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nisidawinaw2s - 3 imp es
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nj
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ogii-nisidawinawaan3s - 3' ind pst es
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Ginisidawinaw ina.

Do you recognize me?
 nj
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Gegaa ingii-bichi-nisidawinawaa awe ikwe. Bakaanizi ingwana.

I almost mistook that woman for someone else. It turns it was somebody different.
 es
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Gegaa go gaawiin ninisidawinawaasii awe niitaawis. Nawaj noongom bakade.

I almost didn't recognize my cousin. He's a lot thinner now.
 es
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nisidawinaw /nisidawinaw-/: /nisidaw-/
recognize
; /-naw/
see h/
Reduplicated Form: nanisidawinaw

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

nisidawinaw vta recognize h/ (by sight)
(detransitive) nisidawinaage vai s/he recognizes, identifies people (by sight) (reciprocal) nisidawinaadiwag vai they recognize each other (by sight)

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