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nitoon vti2 es
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kill it, catch and kill it

Paired with: nishi vta



ninitoon 1s - 0s ind; onitoon 3s - 0s ind; nitood 3s - 0 conj; netood 3s - 0 ch-conj; nitoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /nit-/

ninitoon1s - 0s ind es
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onitoon3s - 0s ind es
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nitood3s - 0 conj es
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netood3s - 0 ch-conj es
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nitoon 2s - 0 imp es
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Reduplicated Form: nanitoon

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Word Family

nitoon vti2 kill it, catch and kill it
(benefactive) nitamaw vta kill (it) for h/
(detransitive) nitamaage vai s/he kills (something) of people or for people nitamaazo vai s/he kills (something) for h/ self

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