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waagibidoon vti2 gh
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bend it (with hands)

Paired with: waagibizh vta



niwaagibidoon 1s - 0s ind; owaagibidoon 3s - 0s ind; waagibidood 3s - 0 conj; wayaagibidood 3s - 0 ch-conj; waagibidoon 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /waagibid-/

niwaagibidoon1s - 0s ind gh
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owaagibidoon3s - 0s ind gh
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waagibidood3s - 0 conj gh
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wayaagibidood3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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waagibidoon 2s - 0 imp gh
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waagibidoon /waagibid-/: /waag-/
curved, bent
; /-bid/
pull it, use the hands on it

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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Word Family

waagibidoon vti2 bend it (with hands)
(verb of undergoing) waagibijigaade vii it is bent (by someone), "they" bend it (verb of undergoing) waagibijigaazo vai it (animate) is bent (by someone), "they" bend it (animate) (detransitive) waagibijige vai s/he bends something (by hand)

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