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nitaawichige vai es
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s/he is skilled at something, knows how to make things



ninitaawichige 1s ind; nitaawichige 3s ind; nitaawichiged 3s conj; netaawichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nitaawichige-/

ninitaawichige1s ind es
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nitaawichige 3s ind es
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nitaawichiged3s conj es
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netaawichiged3s ch-conj es
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Mii na go 'iw ji-gashkitooyegiban ji-ozhitooyeg bakejiigaan? | Enh, ninitaawichigemin.

Are you guys able to build an addition? | Yup, we know how to do it.
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nitaawichige /nitaawichige-/: /nitaawit-/ stem of nitaawitoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

nitaawitoon vti2 know how to make, work on, operate it
(detransitive) nitaawichige vai s/he is skilled at something, knows how to make things

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