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okaadenige vai es
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s/he braids things; s/he has braids



indookaadenige 1s ind; nindookaadenige 1s ind; nidookaadenige 1s ind; okaadenige 3s ind; okaadeniged 3s conj; wekaadeniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /okaadenige-/

indookaadenige1s ind es
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okaadenige3s ind es
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okaadeniged3s conj es
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es
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wekaadeniged3s ch-conj es
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es
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okaadenige /okaadenige-/: /okaaden-/ stem of okaadenan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)
Reduplicated Form: wawokaadenige

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Word Family

okaadenan vti braid it
(detransitive) okaadenige vai s/he braids things; s/he has braids (verb of undergoing) okaadenigaade vii it is braided (by someone); "they" braid it (derived noun) okaadenigan ni a braid; a braided rug

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