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odishiwe vai es
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s/he comes up to, visits people; gets to where people are



indoodishiwe 1s ind; nindoodishiwe 1s ind; nidoodishiwe 1s ind; odishiwe 3s ind; odishiwed 3s conj; wedishiwed 3s ch-conj; Stem: /odishiwe-/

indoodishiwe1s ind es
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odishiwe 3s ind es
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odishiwed3s conj es
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wedishiwed3s ch-conj es
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Mii aangwaamas gii-odishiwed awe gaa-pabaamigamigwed apane.

The person who is always roaming around finally arrived.
 es
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odishiwe /odishiwe-/: /odiS-/ stem of odish vta ; /-we/
s/he acts (on an unspecified animate object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

odish vta come up to, reach, visit h/; get to where h/ is
(detransitive) odishiwe vai s/he comes up to, visits people; gets to where people are (reciprocal) odisidiwag vai they meet each other; they come to each other

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