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nookwezige vai es
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s/he smudges things medicinally



ninookwezige 1s ind; nookwezige 3s ind; nookweziged 3s conj; nwaakweziged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /nookwezige-/

ninookwezige1s ind es
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nookwezige3s ind es
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nookweziged3s conj es
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nookwezige /nookwezige-/: /nookwez-/ stem of nookwezan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: naanookwezige

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Word Family

nookwezan vti smudge it medicinally
(detransitive) nookwezige vai s/he smudges things medicinally (derived noun) nookwezigan ni a medicine for burning to make a smudge

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