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wanim vta es
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mislead, confuse h/ (by speech)



niwanimaa 1s - 3s ind; owanimaan 3s - 3' ind; wanimaad 3s - 3' conj; wenimaad 3s - 3' ch-conj part; wanim 2s - 3 imp; Stem: /wanim-/

niwanimaa1s - 3s ind es
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owanimaan3s - 3' ind es
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wanimaad3s - 3' conj es
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wenimaad3s - 3' ch-conj part es
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wanim 2s - 3 imp es
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gego wanimaaken2s - 3 imp prohib es
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ogii-wanimaan3s - 3' ind es
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wanim /wanim-/: /wan-/
wrong, lost
; /-m/
speak to h/; act on h/ by speech

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John D. Nichols, Founder and Linguistic Editor

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wanim vta mislead, confuse h/ (by speech)
(reciprocal) wanindiwag vai they mislead, confuse, fool each other

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