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waaginan vti es
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bend it (with hand)

Paired with: waagin vta



niwaaginaan 1s - 0s ind; owaaginaan 3s - 0s ind; waaginang 3s - 0 conj; wayaaginang 3s - 0 ch-conj; waaginan 2s - 0 imp; Stem: /waagin-/

niwaaginaan1s - 0s ind es
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owaaginaan3s - 0s ind es
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waaginang3s - 0 conj es
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wayaaginang3s - 0 ch-conj gh
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waaginan2s - 0 imp es
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Akawe waaginan mitigoon wii'-ozhitooyan waaginogaan.

Bend the sticks of the frame before making the waaginogaan.
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waaginan /waagin-/: /waag-/
curved, bent
; /-in/
act on it by hand

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Word Family

waaginan vti bend it (with hand)
(detransitive) waaginige vai s/he bends (things) (verb of undergoing) waaginigaade vii it is bent (by hand) by someone, "they" bend it (by hand)

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