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wawezhichige vai

s/he decorates things



niwawezhichige 1s ind; wawezhichige 3s ind; wawezhichiged 3s conj; wewezhichiged 3s ch-conj; Stem: /wawezhichige-/

wawezhichige /wawezhichige-/: /wawezhit-/ stem of wawezhitoon vti2 ; /-ge/
s/he acts (on an unspecified object)

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Word Family

wawezhitoon vti2 decorate it
(detransitive) wawezhichige vai s/he decorates things (verb of undergoing) wawezhichigaade vii it is decorated (by someone), "they" decorate it (verb of undergoing) wawezhichigaazo vai s/he is decorated (by someone), "they" decorate h/

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