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nitaage vai es
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s/he kills game, kills people, murders; s/he mourns



ninitaage 1s ind; nitaage 3s ind; nitaaged 3s conj; netaaged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nitaage-/

ninitaage1s ind es
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nitaage 3s ind es
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nitaaged3s conj es
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netaaged3s ch-conj es
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nitaage /nitaage-/: /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: nanitaage

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Word Family

(detransitive) nitaage vai s/he kills game, kills people, murders; s/he mourns
(derived noun) nitaagewin ni killing, murder

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