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odisidiwag vai es
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they meet each other; they come to each other

Note:
plural



nindoodisidimin 1p ind; odisidiwag 3p ind; odisidiwaad 3p conj; wedisidiwaad 3p ch-conj; Stem: /odisidi-/

Mii 'iw aangwaamas gii-odisidiwaad igiweg niizhoodenyag.

The twins finally met [they haven't seen each other for a long time].
 es
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odisidiwag /odisidi-/: /odiS-/ stem of odish vta ; /-idi/
[reciprocal]

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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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