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oninige vai es
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  1. s/he forms, shapes, assembles, orders things
  2. s/he shuffles and deals cards



indooninige 1s ind; nindooninige 1s ind; nidooninige 1s ind; oninige 3s ind; oniniged 3s conj; weniniged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /oninige-/

indooninige1s ind es
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oninige 3s ind es
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oniniged3s conj es
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weniniged3s ch-conj es
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Giinitam oninigen.

You deal first. / It's your turn to deal.
 es
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oninige /oninige-/: /onin-/ stem of oninan 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

oninan vti form, shape, assemble it; get it ready (by hand); put it in order, put it away
(benefactive) oninamaw vta form, shape, assemble (it) for h/, put (it) in order for h/ (detransitive) oninige vai
  1. s/he forms, shapes, assembles, orders things
  2. s/he shuffles and deals cards
 (verb of undergoing) oninigaade vii it is formed, shaped, assembled, put in order (by someone) (verb of undergoing) oninigaazo vai it (animate) is formed, shaped, assembled, put in order (by someone)

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