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onaabanjige vai es
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s/he chooses, selects, picks things (by sight)



indoonaabanjige 1s ind; nindoonaabanjige 1s ind; nidoonaabanjige 1s ind; onaabanjige 3s ind; onaabanjiged 3s conj; wenaabanjiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /onaabanjige-/

onaabanjige3s ind es
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onaabanjiged3s conj es
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wenaabanjiged3s ch-conj es
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onaabanjige /onaabanjige-/: /onaaband-/ stem of onaabandan vti ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

onaabandan vti choose, select, pick it (by sight)
(detransitive) onaabanjige vai s/he chooses, selects, picks things (by sight) (verb of undergoing) onaabanjigaade vii it is chosen, selected, picked (by someone), "they" choose, select, pick it (by sight) (verb of undergoing) onaabanjigaazo vai s/he or it (animate) is chosen, selected, picked (by someone), "they" choose, select, pick h/ or it (animate) (by sight) (benefactive) onaabandamaw vta choose, select, pick it (by sight) for h/

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