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nisidotan vti es
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understand it, recognize, identify it (by hearing)

Paired with: nisidotaw vta



ninisidotaan 1s - 0s ind; onisidotaan 3s - 0s ind; nisidotang 3s - 0 conj; nesidotang 3s - 0 ch-conj; nisidotan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nisidot-/

ninisidotaan1s - 0s ind es
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onisidotaan3s - 0s ind es
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nisidotang3s - 0 conj es
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es
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nesidotang3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nisidotan2s - 0 imp es
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Gii-miinigoowizi gakina gegoo ji-nisidotang ikidowinan.

He is gifted with the ability to comprehend all the words.
 es
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nisidotan /nisidot-/: /nisidaw-/
recognize
; /-t/
hear it
Reduplicated Form: naniisidot

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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nisidotan vti understand it, recognize, identify it (by hearing)

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