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ombigwaashkwani vai es
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s/he jumps upwards



indoombigwaashkwan 1s ind; nindoombigwaashkwan 1s ind; nidoombigwaashkwan 1s ind; ombigwaashkwani 3s ind; ombigwaashkwanid 3s conj; wembigwaashkwanid 3s ch-conj; Stem: /ombigwaashkwani-/

indoombigwaashkwan1s ind es
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ombigwaashkwani3s ind es
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ombigwaashkwanid3s conj es
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wembigwaashkwanid3s ch-conj es
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ombigwaashkwani /ombigwaashkwani-/: /omb-/
upwards
; /-gwaashkwani/
s/he jumps, leaps
Reduplicated Form: wawimbigwaashkwani

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