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onapijige vai es
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s/he ties things in place; s/he harnesses up



indoonapijige 1s ind; nindoonapijige 1s ind; nidoonapijige 1s ind; onapijige 3s ind; onapijiged 3s conj; wenapijiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /onapijige-/

indoonapijige1s ind es
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onapijige3s ind es
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onapijiged3s conj es
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wenapijiged3s ch-conj es
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onapijige /onapijige-/: /onapid-/ stem of onapidoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Nora Livesay, Editor
John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

onapidoon vti2 tie it in place
(detransitive) onapijige vai s/he ties things in place; s/he harnesses up

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