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nitiike vai es
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[N]

s/he makes tea



ninitiike 1s ind; nitiike 3s ind; nitiiked 3s conj; netiiked 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nitiike-/

ninitiike1s ind es
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nitiike3s ind es
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nitiiked3s conj es
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netiiked3s ch-conj es
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Gaa-izh-mitanitewang, giga-izhi-nawajiimin; giga-nitiikemin.

We'll make some lunch and some tea where the ground is bare of snow.
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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

nitii ni [N] tea (the drink)
(verb of making) nitiike vai [N] s/he makes tea
(benefactive) nitiikaw vta [N] make tea for h/

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