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wani'idiwag vai

they lose each other, miss finding each other

niwani'idimin 1p ind; wani'idiwag 3p ind; wani'idiwaad 3p conj; weni'idiwaad 3p ch-conj; Stem: /wani'idi-/

Sentence Examples

Ningii'-wani'idimin, Ningii-panitawaa aandi waa'-izhi-baabii'id.

We missed each other. I misunderstood him about where he was going to wait for me.

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Word Parts

wani'idiwag /wani'idi-/: /wani'-/ stem of wani' vta ; /-idi/

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Word Family

wani' vta lose, miss h/

(reciprocal) wani'idiwag vai they lose each other, miss finding each other

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